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
Just another Sunday
Opinions
Saviour Balzan
They should dig deep in the Ciliberti allegations, and Bartolo should stop to think whether he can defend his position by keeping his permanent secretary, or lose him and start...
The underdog
Opinions
Saviour Balzan
Many of those who still run the institutions have not been removed not because of some ‘taghna lkoll’ diktat, but simply because the term in office has still not...
… it’s a small world
Opinions
Cardinal sin
Opinions
FTS chief Philip Rizzo resigns, alleges corruption in direct orders
It is a mad world
Opinions
The other side
Opinions
Marlene’s party
Opinions
‘Tutto il mondo è paese’
Opinions
Good for the goose, good for the gander
Opinions
The right to practise one’s religion
Opinions
[WATCH] Saviour Balzan’s videoblog
Opinions
Blame it on ourselves
Opinions
Updated | Villas at White Rocks to fetch €300 million
National