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…
Part 2. Malawians and Afrikans generally have a ‘fractured identity and a shattered consciousness.’ So, a Zulu or Ngoni having abandoned his own indigenous religion regularly goes into his conquerors’ place of worship (church or mosque) , a place where his traditions are considered heathen, barbaric, backward and uncivilised and, by consequence, he needs to…
During a press conference held on 30th June 1978, Malawi’s Life President Dr. Kamuzu Banda claimed that all political prisoners in Malawi had been released as of 4th June 1977. Among those present at the press conference were nine journalists from Time Magazine, BBC Radio/TV, London Times, Financial Times, Reuters and UPI. They had been…
There is no simple definition of Afrikan religion, just like with all complex bodies of knowledge. But I can start by saying: it is a valid spiritual, cultural, sociological and political body of knowledge developed by Afrikans in their interest and image to answer questions about their daily life and cosmological purpose in order to…
Lost History Foundation (LHF) was established in the year 2017 in Malawi with an aim to dig, preserve and disseminate the history of Malawi that has either been incorrectly presented, distorted or hidden for various reasons throughout the years. The Lost History Foundation (LHF) is currently looking for an Administration Officer (salaried position) and Programme…