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
The last bastion
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Saviour Balzan
We need to remove at once those policies that are causing irreversible harm that have changed the look of our country. We need to address the issue of over-dependence on the...
[WATCH] Stop using inquiries to defend status quo
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Saviour Balzan
Among the reforms required to truly guarantee their independence, inquiries should not be presented to politicians, but to parliament
Stories from another world
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[WATCH] Protocol needed for holding of inquiries
[WATCH] We cannot forget the victims of traffic accidents
Behind the scenes
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Gozo minister Anton Refalo mum over his private Preti collection
Minister’s extravagant $400,000 spend for Preti painting
Is there anybody out there?
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Fall from grace
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The system must change, starting from the electoral system
Gozo drug case | Police escorts key witnesses to late night meeting
Can it get worse? Yes, it can
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[WATCH] On conflicts of interest and party financing