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…
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THE GENESIS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CONVOY IN MALAWI.
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THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION THAT OVERSAW THE TRANSITION.
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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…
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Shooting Trip In Nyasaland At Christmas: Archer, J
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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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THE FIRST MALAWI ‘S POLITICAL TRIUMVIRATE
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Following the illness of the then Life President Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda, a three-man Council, a triumvirate, and the first of its type was sworn in on 15th October, 1993 to execute the duties of the President. Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda was flown to South Africa on 3rd October 1993 where doctors operated on him…
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THE COMPOSER OF THE MALAWI NATIONAL ANTHEM
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By Conleith Selenje The Malawi National Anthem came into existence at our Independence (1964) marking the birth of a new nation and replacing “God Save the Queen”, the Federal Anthem. It was composed by Mr Michael Fred Sauka who at the time of the composure was an employee of the Audit Department of the Federal…
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Maxwell Mandere Gondwe: The story of a LESOMA cadre who became a United Nations (UN) staff.
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Credits: Omar Jallow, Natalia Herrera Eslava and Maxwell Mandere Gondwe. Born in Malawi, his commitment to humanitarian causes it’s been with him since he can remember. Once a refugee himself in Zambia, Maxwell can talk about what war and conflict unleash onto children and how families struggle to keep the faith while their whole life…
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The Assassination of the Mwanza Four on 18 May 1983.
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On the 18th May 1983, three cabinet ministers and a member of parliament were assassinated by agents of the Malawi Government. These were: Hon. Dick Matenje (MP) the Minister without portfolio and Secretary General of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP); Hon. Aaron Gadama (MP) the Regional Minister for Centre; Hon. Twaibu Sangala (MP) the Minister…
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TODAY IN THE HISTORY OF MALAWI :Chakufwa Chihana is Arrested.
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The General Secretary of the Southern Africa Trade Union Coordition Council (SATUCC) called Chakufwa Chihana arrived at Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe around noon on 6 April 1992 aboard SAA flight from Johannesburg. He had been out of the Malawi since 3rd March 1992 (before pastoral letter by catholic bishops). He had traveled to Lusaka…
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Msinja, Malawi’s Ancient City.
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By Winston Kawale, Senior Lecturer, Mzuzu Univeristy. Email: wrkawale@gmail.com The “Project Malawi” website describes Lilongwe as a place that “was a simple trading centre in the late 50s, having spawned no famous leader, recorded no historic event, and having no entries in the book of facts that would highlight its background.” This, at best, is…
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