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…
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Prof. Ibbo Mandaza writes about Prof. Thandika Mkandawire.
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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…
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Tribute to Prof. Thandika Mkandawire.
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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…
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Interview with Prof. Thandika Mkandawire
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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…
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Kamuzu Banda with IG Lunguzi At State House.
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Dr. Kamuzu Banda with Peter Long.
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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.
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THE NGONI MIGRATION TO THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF NYASALAND
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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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