The 25th May is celebrated as Africa Day among Africans in Africa and the diaspora. About 11 African countries including Ghana, Lesotho, Namibia, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe declared this day as a public holiday while others like South Africa officially observe it in a special way. This year, 2021, an information and learning center on African…
By Bruce Sosola. Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh was an official envoy of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom who officiated the hoisting down and up of the Union Jack and the Rising Sun, respectively on 6 July 1964 at Kamuzu Stadium. For two years, Malawi’s head of state was Queen Elizabeth, and Kamuzu…
By Bruce Sosola. The one-time performing flag carrier Air Malawi enjoyed the skylines in Africa and outside Africa, however, its promising excellence and airborne friendliness were short-lived. At independence in 1964, Air Malawi became a stand-alone airline detached from the Central African Airways (CAA) and wholly owned by Malawi. Air Malawi’s performance peaked between 1974…
By Conleith Selenje The Devlin Commission of Inquiry has been one of the most outstanding commissions set by the British administration in the history of Nyasaland. It was set to mainly investigate the operations of the ‘Operation Sunrise’ and the State of Emergency of 1959 and the continued resistance of the natives to the federation.…
By Conleith Selenje In a fervent speech broadcasted on the sole national broadcaster, MBC, Kamuzu Banda labelled them ‘Witnesses of the devil’ Following the principle of non allegiance to earthly political groupings, the Jehovah’s Witnesses collided with the Malawi Government under the one party regime in 1964 when it’s members refused to register in the…
LOST HISTORY FOUNDATION is inviting you to a virtual session on the *4th Dr. Attati Mpakati Memorial. *Time: 21 Mar 2021 (Sunday) at 05:00 PM (CAT). Join this link:https://health-za.zoom.us/j/97643824621… Meeting ID: 976 4382 4621Passcode: 821168
John Dube was a South African scholar, evangelist and politician. He was the founding president of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) which later changed its name to the African National Congress (ANC) in 1923. John Dube served as SANNC president between 1912 and 1917. In 1897 John Dube returned to the USA for…
Written by Inno Chanza. Dr Banda and the Genesis of Corruption, Nepotism, Cronyism and picking family members to Top Govt Positions. Dr Harry Bwanausi was a young brother of Dr Augustine Bwanausi. While he was at Blantyre Secondary School he was asked by a South African teacher what he wanted to become after secondary school.…
Written by Inno Chanza. When Emma Delany came to Nyasaland in 1901 to help John Chilembwe set up the PIM schools, she adopted two local kids which she was looking after. The two kids were Daniel and his little sister, she named Ruth after her grandmother in USA. Emma Delany educated Daniel and Ruth at…
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