Despite being crowned the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) cup champions for the 1978, 1979 and 1988 editions, there were three CECAFA tournaments that the Malawi National Soccer Team (Flames) were geared to lift again but couldn’t make it. The first one was the CECAFA tournament held in December 1984 in…
After clobbering Zimbabwe in Lilongwe (2-0) and in Harare (2-0) on 12 September 1982 and 3 October 1982 respectively in the preliminary round and upon the withdrawal from the 1st round by Zaire, the Malawi National Soccer Team (Flames) was left with two (home and away) fixtures to fulfill for the 2nd round against Madagascar…
Article written by Inno Chanza Dr Laws performed the first known successful operation in Nyasaland on 2nd March 1876 using chloroform to surgically remove the cystic tumour on a native at Cape Maclear to the amazement of the natives. The natives had always known that Livingstone was a Doctor and when Robert Laws came they…
The Malawi National Soccer Team (Flames) as the then reigning champions of the 1988 Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) cup, were scheduled to play the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Swaziland on 9th April 1989 in Mbabane and on 23rd April 1989 in Blantyre while Ethiopia was slated to…
For many soccer fans in Malawi if asked to mention any tragedy that ever occurred in the history of international soccer in Africa, they will be prompt to mention the loss of the entire Zambia National Team squad in a plane crush on the evening of the 27th April 1993 in Gabon en-route to Senegal…
Lindiwe Zulu is currently South Africa’s Minister of Social Development. In 1989, she was in Lusaka, Zambia where she held the position of head of communication in the ANC department of Religious Affairs. In 1990 she moved to Uganda where she was the head of communication and administrator in the ANC office. In 1991, she…
As we commemorate the historic struggles of workers worldwide in this month of May in which labour (workers’) day falls, there are notable women from the urban working class who deserve to be profoundly honored as heroines of the broader struggle for human rights and democracy in Malawi. Their remarkable stories remain largely untold to…
As we commemorate the historic struggles of workers world wide in this month of May in which labour (workers’) day falls, there are notable female workers in Malawi who deserve to be honored as heroines of the workers’ rights and the broader struggle for human rights and democracy in Malawi. Among these is a woman…
Part 3_ . And again, if you search (or Google) *Battle of Quito Cuanavale* of 1988. This was a fierce battle that was fought in Angola between troops from the Apartheid regime against Angolan army (with support of the Cuban military). It ended in March 1988 with a humiliating defeat of the Apartheid troops. This…
1. Standing left is Paliani Chinguwo based in Gaborone , he was the Master of Ceremony for the event. 2. Right behind him is Frank Jiya (based in Blantyre), the surviving combatant on the ‘rebel’ side during the October 1967 Mwanza War. He also closely worked with Dr Attati Mpakati in LESOMA from 1974-1983. 3.…
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