By Dickson Mumba The Kamuzu mystery continues and promises to have a far more dramatic and intriguing ending, and for me the end to this mytery is in sight. When Jumani (MHSRIEP) first surfaced almost a decade ago many Malawians marveled at the striking resemblance to Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda, the late Ngwazi, the young…
Medson Silombela was a lieutenant of former cabinet minister Masauko Chipembere who had commanded an abortive armed coup against Dr. Kamuzu Banda’s government on 12th February 1965 following the cabinet crisis of 1964. According to a book by Prof. Colin Baker (2001) Revolt of the Ministers, by end of May 1965, while Masauko Chipembere himself…
The Lost History Foundation is a Malawi based non-partisan charity organisation, hereby representing a cross-section of the Malawian society endorsing the cause for the establishment of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Malawi. On Monday the 14th January 2019, The Lost History Foundation formally wrote to the political parties that are likely to participate in…
1. According to archival government records, Chilebwe was gunned down by three men on Wednesday the 3rd February 1915. These were: Garnet Kaduya, Private Nasulo and Sergeant Useni. All these three were fellow Africans not whites 2. This followed the proclamation (below) published on the 27th January 1915 by a Blantyre resident…
John Dube was a South African scholar, evangelist and politician. He was the founding President of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) which later changed its name to the African National Congress (ANC) in 1923. John Dube served as SANNC president between 1912 and 1917. In 1897, John Dube returned to the USA for…
* The general public is hereby informed that the official launch and first screening of the October 1967 Mwanza War Video Documentary which was scheduled to take place on 2nd February 2019 at the Underground Cinema at Chichiri Shopping Mall Complex has been cancelled until further notice. This is due to the heavy rains the…
By the beginning of 1991, when the cold war had faded, pressure from western countries and donor agencies on Malawi Government intensified inform of open criticism of Malawi’s bad record on human rights. Such criticisms surfaced at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting which was held from 16-21 October 1991 in Harare, Zimbabwe where Malawi’s…