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.

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Updated | Villas at White Rocks to fetch €300 million
National
The whole project will be financed, designed, constructed, and operated by the private sector which is expected to pay the government €22 million for the sale of the land
A record for good governance
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Saviour Balzan
A public official, who is a political appointee, with an €85,000 salary and responsible for multi-million contracts in land, maritime and aviation transport, does not get to...
MIDI puts €145 million price tag on Manoel Island
National
Once upon a time the Jerma thrived
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From boycotts to cocaine busts
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Gozo diocese, Dominicans and nuns invested €1.5 million in Fort Cambridge
Someone has given up on politics
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Defining government
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Two weights and many towers
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Busuttil: ‘I never mentioned ODZ or land reclamation for Freeport’
It started with a bang
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’Tis the season to be silly
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Policy rift sets in between Castille and BOV chairman
I have a feeling…
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