Tag: Kamuzu Banda

Malawi: 50 years after independence education remains a big challenge. By Jimmy Kainja

Published on July 8, 2014 by Face of Malawi

Malawi’s celebration of 50 years of independence is a chance to assess what lies ahead, and schooling is key its […]

Malawi @50: Anything to celebrate?

Published on July 4, 2014 by Face of Malawi

On 6th July 2014, Malawi clocks fifty years since the attainment of independence from her former colonial master, Britain. As […]

No joy for Joyce Banda, as MEC turns down her digital electoral fraud claims

Published on May 23, 2014 by Face of Malawi

Malawi’s president is demanding a vote recount after alleging a national election this week was marred by rigging, though the […]

A local historian has rated the leadership of the country’s first head of state late Hastings Kamuzu Banda as the most outstanding compared to the rest.

Published on July 2, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

A local historian has rated the leadership of the country’s first head of state late Hastings Kamuzu Banda as the […]

Chief Chitera of Chiradzulu who has recently been elevated from TA to Senior Chief by President Joyce Banda

Published on June 19, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Chief Chitera of Chiradzulu who has recently been elevated from TA to Senior Chief by President Joyce Banda has said […]

Humor : DR H. Kamuzu Banda’s speeches,interpreted in chichewa by John Tembo

Published on June 18, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

DR BANDA: My fellow Malawians do you want multiparty in Malawi? JOHN TEMBO : A malawi kodi mukufuna matimati,kodi mukufuna […]

Kamuzu Day and Malawi’s Festival of Forgetting

Published on May 22, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

By Jimmy Kainja* Last week we had a public holiday in Malawi. May 14 is “Kamuzu Day,” when the nation […]

What do you remember about late Kamuzu Banda?

Published on May 21, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

We would like to appeal to the family of our first president(Hastings Kamuzu Banda), JZU Tembo, Mama Cecelia Tamanda Kadzamira, […]

Over 50 years down the road: Is the once ‘mighty’ MCP now a mere income generating racket for aged JZU?

Published on April 26, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

“I am at my best, when I meet opposition” “Apo njuchi ziluma mpo ndipita” “History takes long to declare its […]

‘Man of God’ Lazarus Chakwera eyes troubled MCP presidency

Published on April 15, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Well, if it’s a second calling from God, then well-known cleric and American educated Dr Lazarus Chakwera, president of the […]

Ignorance or Lies?

Published on April 7, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

There is nothing worse than a president that lies to the people constantly. A state visit to the UK involves […]

DR HASTINGS BANDA, NOT JOYCE BANDA, WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF MALAWI TO VISIT THE WHITE HOUSE

Published on April 3, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Toasts of the President and of President Banda of the Republic of Malawi, June 8, 1967 President Banda, Mr. Vice […]

Anti-LGBT Remarks in Malawi and Cameroon a Warning Sign as Conclave Approaches

Published on March 9, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

As speculation about a possible African pope continues in Rome, news from Malawi and Cameroon about aggressively anti-LGBT actions by […]

Kibaki hails Malawi,Kenya historic ties

Published on January 18, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has hailed the long and historic ties between Malawi and Kenya and has urged that his […]

MALAWI’S INEVITABLE CYCLE OF DISCONTENT: Reflections from 2012

Published on December 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

In this article, I argue that there is an inevitable cycle of discontent in Malawi that is as hard-wired into […]

Malawians expects a lot from Joyce Banda

Published on December 18, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The barrage of criticism that President Joyce Banda has been receiving over the past months may have left her wondering […]

Palestine in historic UN vote becoming an observer state as Malawi abstains

Published on December 2, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday to grant Palestinians limited recognition of statehood, prompting exuberant celebrations across the West Bank […]

Lake Malawi talks collapse as public unhappy of government handling of dispute

Published on November 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

It was perhaps only inevitable that Malawi and Tanzania would hit a dead end in the bid to resolve their […]