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 voters’ role…
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WE HAD THE BRITISH POUND THEN THE MALAWI POUND
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By Conleith Selenje After attaining independence in July 1964 Malawi through its Reserve Bank, took charge of monetary administration. The Reserve Bank of Malawi announced the issuing of new Malawi banknotes to replace the colonial and federal currency, to be effected on November 16th, 1964. The federal currency ceased to be legal tender on 1st…
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UPCOMING: seminar on cabinet crisis of 1964
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The event will also be streamed live through Zoom. Register in advance for this webinar:https://health-za.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fh9dPD09RM28kg-h630quA After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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UPCOMING: Tour to The Battle-fields of Mwanza War of October 1967
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The history of Air Malawi and its friendliness
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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…
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THE DEVLIN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY.
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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.…
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THE PERSECUTIONS OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES
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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…
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THE 4TH DR. ATTATI MPAKATI MEMORIAL.
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4th Dr. Attati Mpakati Memorial
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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
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How Dr Banda and his protege Dr Harry Bwanausi fell out.
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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.…
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