GEORGE KANYANYA: AN ERSTWHILE LAWMAKER AND UUMA FIGHTER WHO SURVIVED MWANZA WAR IN OCTOBER 1967 TO BECOME CABINET MINISTER IN 1994
At the time of the 1964 cabinet crisis, George Kanyanya was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Karonga (South). George Kanyanya, an erstwhile law maker/legislator (MP), found himself joining forces with others to plot and execute a plan to overthrow a sitting government in Malawi through unlawful means: On 30 September 1967, George Kanyanya, along […]
UPCOMING BOOK THAT RESURRECTS THE PAST: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE OCTOBER 1967 MWANZA WAR IN MALAWI.
Ali Kamutsitsi Gunde ** – Saturday October 5, 2024** – “…Choose peace rather than confrontation. Except in cases where we cannot get, where we cannot proceed, or we cannot move forward. Then if the only alternative is violence, we will use violence”.- Nelson Mandela, during a visit to Palestine, 1999. A new book is set […]
LOST HISTORY FOUNDATION (LHF) LEADS DIALOGUE ON INDIGENOUS SPIRITUALITY AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT AT A CULTURAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
By Ali Kamutsitsi Ngude The Cultural Research & Innovation Symposium hosted by the Bingu School of Culture & Heritage (BSCH) at the Malawi University of Science & Technology (MUST) today, featured a thought-provoking presentation by Sankofa Kasompha from the Lost History Foundation (LHF). The Cultural Research & Innovation Symposium, which attracted scholars, researchers, and cultural […]
AFRICAN TRADITIONAL NEW YEAR CELEBRATION AT MSINJA (LILONGWE)
CALL FOR INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE MWANZA WAR OF OCTOBER 1967
3rd September 2024 The Lost History Foundation (LHF) is currently compiling a comprehensive book on the Mwanza War of October 1967 in Malawi, a pivotal event in the nation’s history. As you may know, Yatuta Chisiza led a group of 17 Malawians in an attempt to topple the one party state of Dr Kamuzu Banda […]
LIBATION (NSEMBE) FOR UNITY AND BLESSINGS AMONG THE CHEWA PEOPLE POURED AT KASUNGU!
On Saturday the 31 August 2024, Senior Chief Kaomba of Kasungu hosted a significant cultural event for the Chewa Heritage Malawi (Chifukwato cha Chewa). The event took place at the Chankhanga Secondary School hall and was aimed at fostering unity among the Chewa/Mang’anja people across Malawi while celebrating their rich cultural heritage. A key highlight […]
LIBATION TO ANCESTOR’S POURED AT KAPHITINTIWA ON FRIDAY 30 AUGUST- 2024.
The delegation, led by Makewana, departed from the Msinja shrine at 8:15 a.m. on Friday 30 August 2024, embarking on a significant journey to the sacred site of Kapirintiwa, nestled within the Dzalanyama Forest on the Mozambique side of the border. The procession was joined by representatives from Chipembedzo cha Makolo, who had traveled from […]
PARALLELS IN THE TIME OF TRAGIC LOSS: TODAY AND SEPTEMBER 1962
Malawians are experiencing a profound sense of grief today following the death of the Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima in a plane crash. This is similar to the deep sorrow that gripped the nation in September 1962. The unexpected passing of Dunduzu Chisiza in a tragic car accident, a prominent political figure and Deputy Finance […]
AIR TRAGEDY IN NYASALAND: THE CHIRADZULO PLANE CRASH OF OCTOBER 1958
A Routine Flight Gone AwryOn the crisp morning of October 19th, a French Air Force Douglas C-47 plane which had arrived from Paris, departed Chileka Airport in Blantyre, Nyasaland, at 08:30 AM. It was heading to Arivonimamo Airport in Madagascar. Minutes after takeoff, routine communication between the aircraft and the air traffic control tower ceased […]
KAMKHWALA SELENJE WORKING AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES THIS WEEK.
Kamkhwala Selenje the Executive Director of Lost History Foundation (LHF) is working from the National Archives in Zomba this week. He is getting details to verify some points raised in the manuscript of a book on the Mwanza “War” of October 1967 that LHF is finalising.