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…
Written by Inno Chanza. The 15th August 1961 General Elections in Nyasaland…and the aftermath.Mikeka Mkandawire leader of the Blantyre NAC radicals wins as the only native MP on the Upper Roll.28 Parliamentary seats were up for grabs. In a deliberate move to keep the youthful militants out of the voting process the voting age was…
The past two weeks, concerned Malawians submitted Petitions to the Ministry of Civic Education and National Unity and the Parliament to demand the use of indigenous language (s) in Parliament to compliment English and officially recognise indigenous languages spoken in Malawi as national languages. A copy of the Petition can be accessed on this link:…
The past two weeks, concerned Malawians submitted Petitions to the Ministry of Civic Education and National Unity and the Parliament to demand the use of indigenous language (s) in Parliament to compliment English and officially recognise indigenous languages spoken in Malawi as national languages. The Petitions can be accessed on this link: Against this background,…
Dear Honourable Members of Parliament; Introduce the use of indigenous language (s) in Parliament to complement English and officially recognise other indigenous languages as national languages INTRODUCTION This Petition requests you the Honourable Members of Parliament to take the necessary actions towards repairing the negative impacts of Malawi Government’s policy directive of 1968 on indigenous…
The death of Margaret Mlanga was announced on 2nd October 2020. She was born on 30th May 1927 in Blantyre. She did her primary school and at HHI and Blantyre Girls. She later became a teacher. Margeret Mlanga was among the women who actively participated in the struggle for independence of Nyasaland. Rose Chibambo as…
THE NEED TO ADDRESS THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF MALAWI GOVERNMENT’S POLICY DIRECTIVE OF 1968 ON INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES, REINSTATE THE NAME ChiNYANJA, AND OFFICIALLY RECOGNISE OTHER INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES IN MALAWI AS NATIONAL LANGUAGES. The Lost History Foundation has written the Minister of Civic Education and National Unity a Petition The Petition requests the Minister in the…
This was the first population census to be conducted in Malawi after independence. It is revealed that large numbers of immigrant *Lomwe* were registered as Chewa in this census. Other history readings further indicate that even some *Sena* people were registered as Chewa during this 1966 population census. This is cited as among the reasons…
THE PRESS CUP FINAL MATCH: UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL CLUB (UFC) VS. MDC UNITED AT CIVO STADIUM IN LILONGWE, 7TH MAY 1989. MDC United Clifton Msiya’s cross is intercepted by UFC’s goolie Dalitso Chilimkhwambe. MDC United Clifton Msiya’s cross is intercepted by UFC’s goolie Dalitso Chilimkhwambe. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=871835039890967&extid=H3yPlfK1BDNWs8nc
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