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
Galdes must go, but Jason Azzopardi must not be the one leading the crusade
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Saviour Balzan
The political arguments against an unfit minister should be left to a political party that has nothing to hide, preaches ethics as a measure of propriety and not be dictated by a...
If not a fascist, let us call him a narcissist and double-dealer
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In another western country, even one which is not remotely ‘woke’, Donald Trump would either be behind bars or else wiped out and relegated to the history books by...
A bazaar for a capital city
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The writing is on the wall
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No matter what is said, Steward is a mistake that should have never happened
Down memory lane
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It’s simple as that
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When being stupid does not do justice to being an ass
Not simply a nomination
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From the science of surveys to the persuasion of protests
Finally, recognising the country Israel wants to erase
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Not enough to say you want to win
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What next?
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Calling it by its proper name
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