Malawi Freedom Movement (MAFREMO) was an opposition political party that was established by Orton Chirwa in exile after he fled Malawi following the cabinet crisis of 1964. It is said that on Christmas Eve of 1981, Orton Chirwa, his wife Vera and a son called Fumbani were visiting Zambia from Tanzania when they were abducted…
It is with great sadness and sorrow that we learnt today about the passing of one former Socialist League of Malawi (LESOMA) cadre called Derrick Nkosana. Born in November 1962, Derrick Nkosana passed away in the early hours of Saturday 17th August 2019 in London. He had a long and painful battle with cancer. He…
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…
Following the cabinet crisis of 1964, several political parties were established by exiled Malawians to oppose the dictatorial regime of Dr. Kamuzu Banda having consolidated his grip on Malawi. One of these political parties was the Socialist League of Malawi (LESOMA) which was founded in 1974. LESOMA emerged to become the most vibrant opposition political…
In the wake of the recent attacks against nationals from other African countries in South Africa, on Sunday the 15th September 2019 at 18:10hrs, MIJ FM radio (Malawi) aired a documentary on the critical and active roles that some freedom fighters from Malawi played in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa from as early…
Chiza Lusungu Ngwira was a young Malawian born in 1945 at Chilumba Karonga who attained his tertiary education at Kumasini American college in Dar as salaam around the 60s. He furthered his education in Kenya and China in journalism by the help of his Uncle Giron Kambotoli Harawa from Chilumba who was a well-established businessman…
Lost History Foundation (LHF) was established in the year 2017 in Malawi with an aim to dig, preserve and disseminate the history of Malawi which has either been incorrectly presented, distorted or hidden for various reasons. The preservation and documentation of historical records and providing the public access to such historical materials is largely and…