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
Apocalypse now!
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Saviour Balzan
That tsunami may well be bigger than we could have ever imagined, especially if former prime minister Joseph Muscat is treated in the same way as other individuals who have been...
Pardon the bastards!
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Silvio Grixti: The idea of pinning all these illegalities on one person is wrong. Undoubtedly, blame lies first and foremost on the persons who sought the services of these people...
Major surgery is needed
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The erudite judge and the perky judge
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Decisions we should take: Part 2
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Part 1: Decisions that we could have avoided
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Shock in the city
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Downsizing the construction industry big time
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PARSHEEP
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Our short memories
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Two leaders, two problems
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Maserati Muscat and President Metsola
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A dirty red flag of convenience
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When Mark Camilleri asked me for a €100,000 interest-free loan