The Month of March in the History of Malawi.
A TREBLE, FIVE GOALS AND THE VIOLENCE: REMEMBERING MDC UNITED’S CHIBUKU CUP TRIUMPH IN 2001. March 2001 occupies a memorable place in Malawi’s soccer history. On Saturday, 31 March 2001, a packed Chichiri Stadium in Blantyre witnessed one of the most dramatic cup finals in the country’s domestic soccer when MDC United defeated Total Big […]
3RD FEBRUARY IN THE HISTORY OF MALAWI.
As February 2026 draws to a close, it is fitting to reflect on one date in the month that recurs with striking historical resonance: 3rd February. Across more than a century, this date has marked moments of political upheaval, constitutional development, personal revelation, administrative controversy, and civic activism in Malawi’s national story. 1. Constitutional & […]
A LETTER FROM EMILY MALIWA OF MALAWI TO PRESIDENT SÉKOU TOURÉ OF GUINEA.
Sixty Years This Month Since the Overthrow of Dr Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana. At the Archives of Howard University, we came across a letter dated 4 April 1968 , written by Emily Maliwa of Malawi to His Excellency Sékou Touré, President of Guinea-Conakry. At the time of writing, Dr Kwame Nkrumah had been overthrown by […]
A LETTER FROM EMILY MALIWA OF MALAWI TO DR KWAME NKRUMAH
Sixty years today since the overthrow of Dr Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana. At the Archives of Howard University, we came across the attached letter dated 4 April 1968, written by a Malawian called Emily Maliwa , to Dr Kwame Nkrumah . At the time of writing, both were living in exile. Dr Kwame Nkrumah had […]
MALAWI–GHANA DIPLOMATIC ROW AMIDST SILOMBELA’S EXECUTION
Sixty years today since the overthrow of Dr Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana. Medson Silombela was a lieutenant of Malawi’s former Cabinet Minister Masauko Chipembere, who led an abortive armed uprising against Dr Kamuzu Banda’s government on 12 February 1965, in the aftermath of the 1964 Cabinet Crisis. According to Prof. Colin Baker’s book ‘Revolt of […]
A LONDON TRAIN, A POLITICAL WHISPER: THE STORY OF MARCO FRANCIS KANJO AND EMILY MALIWA.
There is a story about Marco Francis Kanjo and Emily Nyamazao Maliwa. The story remains unverified, as both are no longer alive to confirm or refute it. Yet the anecdote has endured in private recollections, passed down through individuals who later testified that they had heard the account directly from Marco Francis Kanjo. During the […]
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN REV. JOHN CHILEMBWE OF MALAWI AND REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. OF THE OF THE UNITED STATES.
There exists a little-known but significant historical connection between Rev. John Chilembwe of Nyasaland (now Malawi) and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., a central figure in the United States’ civil rights movement. 1. A Shared Historical Date: 15 January15 January holds importance in both the history of Malawi and the history of the civil rights […]
AS WE DRAW TOWARDS THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CORONATION OF HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE I.
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WAS JUSTICE ANNABEL NTALIMANJA EVER A LAWYER FOR EVISON MATAFALE?
On 23 September 2025, as the nation awaited the announcement of the presidential election results, a social media post went viral. It featured an image of Justice Annabel Ntalimanja—the Chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC)—accompanied by the caption: “Little known facts: At some point, she was the lawyer for Evison Matafale.” This claim prompted […]