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Once upon a time in 1967: University of Malawi in a crisis.

by Staff Researcher • April 7, 2020 • 1 Comment

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…

Prof. Ibbo Mandaza writes about Prof. Thandika Mkandawire.

by Staff Researcher • April 1, 2020 • 0 Comments

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…

Tribute to Prof. Thandika Mkandawire.

by Staff Researcher • March 31, 2020 • 1 Comment

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…

Interview with Prof. Thandika Mkandawire

by Staff Researcher • March 28, 2020 • 0 Comments

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…

Kamuzu Banda with IG Lunguzi At State House.

by Staff Researcher • February 24, 2020

Dr. Kamuzu Banda with Peter Long.

by Staff Researcher • February 18, 2020

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.

THE NGONI MIGRATION TO THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF NYASALAND

by Staff Researcher • January 15, 2020

Written by Inno Chanza Chikuse.. The Ngoni King didn’t know that his impis had invaded Blantyre and the Shire Highlands.🔥 He thought they had gone to Mocambique on the other side of the Kingdom to look for cattle.🙊 The impis would take 3 to 4 months and return with cattle to the royal kraal.🔥 Meanwhile…

THE GENESIS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CONVOY IN MALAWI.

by Staff Researcher • January 5, 2020

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THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION THAT OVERSAW THE TRANSITION.

by Staff Researcher • January 4, 2020

By Conleith Selenje There was an Electoral Commission that managed the May 1994 elections in Malawi. Appointed by Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda, It was sworn in on 17th December 1993 by Chief Justice Richard Banda at the High Court of Malawi in Blantyre. The commission was chaired by a lady judge, Justice Anastazia Msosa Prominent…

Shooting Trip In Nyasaland At Christmas: Archer, J

by Staff Researcher • December 25, 2019

Manuscript description of shooting trip in Nyasaland (Malawi) by Captain John Archer. Collection/items by ARCHER, Captain John (1871-1954) Date 1911 Specific Place(s) Nyasaland, Malawi, Africa Specific keywords shooting, expedition Archive reference Archer Nyasaland 01 – 10 For further details, click here Source: KCL: KING’S COLLECTIONS: THE SERVING SOLDIER (NX)

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