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 curious story of Manwel Cuschieri
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Abela’s rebuffed and discarded militants, aides and colleagues – though they might not be very vocal now – could someday return to haunt him when times get bad
A boy-scout cannot win elections
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Grech knows he cannot win the next European elections... he lacks gravitas, charisma, rhetorical will-power and the vision to pull the electorate away from Labour
The Plain Truth
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The pursuit of happiness and why Grech will get nowhere
The wood from the trees
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Apathy, genetic testing and more of Bernard
Defamation and the Maltese courts: the chilling effect on the press
Sins of the past and present blemishes
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The sins of the past, conveniently forgotten
Our toxic dependence on construction needs a public response
Free for all
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Abela should set the tone with his new administration
The prayer we need to be reciting
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Bernard Grech has to go
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