Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan

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.

Articles by this author
It is not about teachers, but about the children
Opinions
Saviour Balzan
I am not sure how many of the MUT’s council members have children, but they do need to understand that the priority here is the education of our children, and that means...
Managing a fiasco
Opinions
Saviour Balzan
The Nationalist Party cannot revive itself if it is to build its next programme on ageing and tested men and women who cannot make way for new blood, or even respect the plan of...
One year, 100 days, two leaders, one nation
Opinions
Call an election
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Changes in the new year
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A murder that unravelled the ugliness of our political system
The questions that went unanswered
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A nation that has forgotten its past
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So Joseph Muscat walked into a courtroom...
Opinions
Inside the Bermuda Triangle of Corradino
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The Jason Azzopardis of this world
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Bernard Grech plans reshuffle to replace old guard with new faces
Sauce for the goose, sauce for the gander
Opinions
Lands inquiry: AG requests magistrate to conclude 2013 investigation