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We should draw lessons from Kamuzu’s leadership style — Chakwera

May 14, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says Malawi must reorient its systems with the values which former President Kamuzu Banda instilled on the nation. Chakwera said this today after congregating with fellow Malawians at Civo Stadium to celebrate… ...

Former Botswana leader visits Kamuzu Mausoleum, Lake Malawi

Nov 19, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Khama at Kamuzu's burial place Former President of Botswana Seretse Khama Ian Khama is in Malawi and has so far visited Lake Malawi and the burial place of Former Malawi President Hastings Kamuzu Banda. In… ...

Chakwera deletes Kamuzu tweet

May 19, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has deleted a tweet commemorating former President Kamuzu Banda following the ire of Malawians. The tweet was a shortened version of a post that he also shared on Facebook. “I joined… ...

Chakwera calls on Malawians to emulate Kamuzu Banda’s legacy

May 14, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has urged Malawians to emulate the legacy of the late former President and founder of the Malawi nation, Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda, who leaned on four pillars of Unity, Loyalty, Obedience and… ...

Chakwera given ‘Ngwazi’ title

May 01, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A Malawi Congress Party (MCP) politician in the North has given President Lazarus Chakwera the Ngwazi title, saying the president reminds him of former President Ngwazi Hastings Kamuzu Banda. MCP Northern Region chairperson for the… ...

Chakwera visits Mangochi village razed down by one party MCP

Jun 18, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Dr Lazarus Chakwera today visited Moto Village in Mangochi which was burnt down by the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) during the one-party rule. The village was razed down in 1971 and several people were… ...

We did it without Kamuzu –Museveni

Sep 07, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has hit at the legacy of Kamuzu Banda who worked with the apartheid regime in South Africa. The Uganda leader, in a Facebook post on Thursday, suggested that Kamuzu Banda… ...

CHRR demands compensation for over 19,000 victims of MCP rule

May 15, 2020 Barbara Chimera 0 &

Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has expressed worry over government’s failure to compensate over 19,000 people who suffered under the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) regime. CHRR Acting Executive Director Michael Kaiyatsa said this… ...

Chilima hails Kamuzu for allowing Malawians to vote for multiparty democracy

May 14, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima has praised former Malawi leader Kamuzu Banda - who ruled Malawi for 31 years - for allowing Malawians to vote for multiparty democracy in the 1993 referendum. Chilima made the remarks… ...

Memorial held for Attati Mpakati

Mar 25, 2019 Johans Mumba 2 &

At the Attati Mpakati memorial on Saturday, organisers called upon people in the country to desist from mentioning Malawi Congress Party – MCP as a source of all atrocities some Malawians suffered when the party… ...

Jumani laid to rest

Feb 02, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 3 &

Jumani Johanson, self-acclaimed son of the first head of state of Malawi Kamuzu Banda, has been laid to rest today at Chawuluma village, T/A Kampingo Sibande in Mzimba. Ashes of Jumani’s late mother Mirriam Kaunda… ...

Another Kamuzu Banda’s ‘son’ returns

Jan 29, 2019 Russell Kondowe 9 &

Dust is refusing to settle over the late president Hastings Kamuzu Banda's family with the emergence of another man claiming to be son to the fallen leader. This comes just a few days after the… ...

‘Kamuzu’s son’ Jumani dies

Jan 26, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 8 &

Jim Jumani Johansson who claimed to be the son of Malawi’s founding President Kamuzu Banda has died this morning. Jumani, 45, died this morning after a short illness at Queens Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre.… ...

53 years of independence or in dependence?

Jul 10, 2017 Paul Nguluwe 9 &

With anguish and sympathy, I am obliged to convey my heartfelt condolence to the bereaved families of the innocent eight souls lost in the name of our 53rd Independence Day Celebrations. Had the gates been… ...

No Holds Barred! Taking stock of our 52 years of independence

Jul 10, 2016 José Safarao 9 &

This week, we commemorated our 52nd year of independence. It’s just as well that there was no celebration of any sort. Yes, there were a couple of really weird billboards painted in the colours of… ...