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
Laws for gods and animals, it’s a never-ending cycle
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Saviour Balzan
The fact is that nothing can change what the assassination of Daphne means, that corrupt business and politics joined forces with a criminal mafia to remove the member of the...
An early election is the answer to this calamity
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Before the 2017 elections, nobody had the slightest notion that there had been a dormant plot to kill Caruana Galizia, or that Keith Schembri's deep-rooted friendship with...
Vaccinated? Then it is time to lift the lid
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Did you say clown?
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MPs, magistrates, and common mortals: not all are equal
Exams: is it time to rethink our evaluation of young people?
The beam in your eye
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[WATCH] ‘If you show a clear vision, investors will respond’ - Silvio Schembri
Tunnel vision
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Transformers
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Why does a construction magnate sponsor a regatta club?
A Greek tragedy
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It's Bernard Grech who has to kick-start the change in his party
The goose and the gander
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