Founder and co-owner of MaltaToday, Saviour Balzan has reported on Maltese politics and society for over three decades.

In his early days he was actively involved in the environmental lobby and later the Green Party, Alternattiva Demokratika. He later immersed himself in journalism, working to set up newspapers such as il-Fehma, l-Alternattiva, The People and The Independent daily. .

MaltaToday was launched in 1999 to become a leading English-language newspaper. Balzan extended the Mediatoday stable with Maltese-language newspaper Illum, as well as TV programmes Xtra and Reporter. His memoirs are published in Saying It As It Is.

For Abela, an urgent political decision is up next...
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Robert Abela is in a quandary. Apart from the NAO investigation, he will...
Delia is delusional. He cannot rebuild the PN
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Delia has no credibility and no chance in hell of rebuilding the party. He...
The bigger picture
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In a normal country, the Opposition would blossom and hit the roof. The...
Free speech for learners
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'Prostitute' is a retrograde slur employed by men (and women) to...
Robert Abela has a tall order on good governance, but the economy beckons too
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Saviour Balzan on Robert Abela • The new prime minister appears to be...
Pressing the right buttons
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Robert Abela promised continuity, but in reality he has shown that he wants to...
Ministers speak out on Muscat aftermath: 'We felt used and deceived'
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Cabinet ministers speak of last days under Muscat and the Schembri spell he...
[WATCH] Saviour Balzan: What will Robert Abela’s priorities as PM be?
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Will Robert Abela tackle the problems of Malta’s deteriorating...
Adieu Muscat, now for some more fun
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We need to calibrate this society, bring things down to earth a little bit....
[WATCH] Saviour Balzan's video blog | Malta will not be a normal country with a new Labour leader
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Saviour Balzan’s videoblog: Malta will still not be a normal country when...
Returning to the past
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Control is the anathema to modern-day politics and transparency, and it’s...
Gozo tunnel procurement process to kick-off on Monday
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At this stage, companies or consortia interested in bidding for this mega...
[WATCH] Saviour Balzan's video blog | New Prime Minister must return country to a state of normality
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Saviour Balzan looks ahead at the changes the new Prime Minister must carry out...
I no longer trust Joseph Muscat
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Muscat was born in 1974 and maybe he cannot appreciate how the austerity and...
[WATCH] Saviour Balzan's video blog | The Prime Minister’s me ne frego
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Looking back at 2019 throws up various events and circumstances that are worth...
What’s next in the Egrant and Macbridge mystery?
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The perception seems to be that the police are treating Schembri with kid...
Times sacks Ivan Camilleri after alleged tip-off to Yorgen Fenech mentioned in court
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Times journalist Ivan Camilleri sacked, declines to comment and says he will...
And then he came tumbling down
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Not all the media treated Labour and the Muscats unfairly; more importantly,...
[WATCH] Saviour Balzan’s video blog | If we had a solid Opposition, they would be calling for a general election
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Everything the Labour Party and Joseph Muscat represented in 2017 has...
On Joseph and Adrian
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The Nationalist MPs may need to remove Delia and put someone who brings...