By Dr. Louis Nthenda. Most readers may not be familiar with the events of the 1960s which led to Thandika losing his passport and nationality. I have a letter written in real time in 1967 during one of the many crises by a British Lecturer in Geography (then at the University of Malawi) to his…
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Prof. Ibbo Mandaza writes about Prof. Thandika Mkandawire.
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Thandika Mkandawire : An Intellectual Giant, an Incorrigible PanAfricanist An Obituary by Ibbo Mandaza Thandika Mkandawire who passed away in Stockholm, Sweden, on 27 March 2020, after a protracted battle with cancer, was a renowned development economist, an institution builder and a PanAfricanist of note. He leaves us having contributed to the development of a…
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Tribute to Prof. Thandika Mkandawire.
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By Nathan Chiume. It’s only now, a couple of days after the tragic news of his passing, that I can muster the courage to say a few words about Uncle Thandika Mkandawire. Professor was a special person to me! Everything about him reminded me so much of my father, Kanyama Chiume. His wit, intellect, vivid…
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Interview with Prof. Thandika Mkandawire
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Thandika Mkandawire whose death has been announced in these pages will be remembered for generations to come for his scholarship and his humanity. I had the privilege of associating with him through a small committee of diasporans who tried to engage the Elder Mutharika whose administration spluttered from one crisis to the next. Some of…
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VENUE FOR THIS EVENT SHIFTED TO BLANTYRE CULTURAL CENTRE
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Due to some logistical hiccups, this event has been shifted to Blantyre Cultural Centre (formerly French Cultural Centre). The organizers sincerely apologize to all for any inconvenience that this shift may have or will eventually cause. This event is targeted at an audience of 50-60 (as it were last year) in light of restrictions for…
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ALL IS SET FOR THE 3RD ANNUAL DR. ATTATI MPAKATI MEMORIAL SEMINAR THIS COMING SUNDAY.
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3RD ANNUAL DR. ATTATI MPAKATI MEMORIAL SEMINAR.
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3RD ANNUAL DR. ATTATI MPAKATI MEMORIAL SEMINAR, SUNDAY 22 MARCH 2020, JACARANDA CULTURAL CENTRE, BLANTYRE FROM 1PM A Memorial function for Dr Attati Mpakati (PhD) will be held on Sunday 22nd March 2020 from 13 hours at Jacaranda Cultural Centre in Blantyre under the theme: _Unsung Martyrs, Heroes & Heroines for the Struggle of Democracy…
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Kamuzu Banda with IG Lunguzi At State House.
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Dr. Kamuzu Banda with Peter Long.
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This is 1965 at Zomba Police. Dr Kamuzu Banda with the Commissioner of Police, Peter Long. That lady serving them is Pauline Wilkes. She was employed as a Receptionist at State House. Her husband John Wilkes was head of Police Mobile Force and first pilot for the Nyasaland Police Force.
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LT. COL JAMES NJOLOMA AND HIS MUTINY
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Written by Inno Chanza. In 1995 Lt. Col James Njoloma organized a few soldiers to topple Bakili Muluzi. He was betrayed by fellow soldiers who alerted the authorities. Lt. Col James Njoloma and his accomplices went AWOL which led to the biggest police manhunt in Nyasaland since the 1915 Uprising. Ironically, Lt. Col James Njoloma’s…
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