John Zenus Ungapake Tembo was a Malawian politician who served for years as President of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Tembo comes from the Dedza District in central Malawi,and he was a teacher by profession. Beginning in the 1960s he was an important politician in Malawi,and he was a key figure in the regime of Hastings Banda (1964–1994). He has been variously described as "physically slight,ascetic,fastidious" and "cunning". He was replaced as President of the MCP in August 2013.
Mzimba is a district in the Northern Region of Malawi. The capital is Mzimba and the biggest town is Mzuzu,which is also the administrative headquarters of the Northern Region. The district covers an area of 10,473 km2 and has a population of 1,017,701 (2023). It is the largest district in Malawi. The district is inhabited by descendants of Tumbuka and few Ngoni people who also speak Tumbuka as the Ngoni language is extinct. Tumbuka is the predominant language spoken in the district.
The University of Malawi (UNIMA) is a public university established in 1965 and until 4 May 2021,when the university underwent a delinking,was composed of four constituent colleges located in Zomba,Blantyre,and Lilongwe. Of the four colleges,the largest is Chancellor College in Zomba. It is part of the Malawian government educational system. The last Vice-Chancellor was Professor John Kalenga Saka.
Mzuzu University is one of the principal universities of Malawi. The university is located in Luwinga,Mzuzu City,in the northern region of Malawi. It was founded in 1997 after being transformed from a teachers training college established in 1970s. It accepted its first students in 1999. At the time the university opened its doors,the Chancellor was Malawi's former president Bakili Muluzi and the first Vice-Chancellor was Professor Terrence Davis. Professor Peter Mwanza,who later entered politics and became a cabinet minister,was active in establishing the university. He was Chairman of the University Council,and later Vice-Chancellor.
Zimani David Kadzamira is a Malawian academic,civil servant and diplomat. He was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malawi until 2009.
Professor Peter Nelson Mwanza is a Malawian politician. He was appointed Minister of Lands,Housing and Urban Development in the government of President Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi on 17 June 2009. He was reassigned to become Minister of Agriculture and Food Security in a cabinet reshuffle on 9 August 2010.
The 2011 Malawi protests were protests aimed at winning political and economic reforms or concessions from the government of Malawi. On 20 July,Malawian organisations protested against perceived poor economic management and poor governance by President Bingu wa Mutharika and his Democratic Progressive Party. After the first two days of protests,18 deaths,98 serious injuries and 275 arrests had been reported. Further demonstrations were organised on 17 August and 21 September The first protest was later cancelled due to the intervention of a UN representative in initiating a dialogue;however,the talks broke down with more protests planned for Red Wednesday through a national vigil.
Catherine Gotani Hara is a Malawian politician who has been the Speaker of the National Assembly since June 2019,the first woman to hold the position.
Robert Chasowa was a University of Malawi engineering student and political activist. Chasowa was the chair of a student activist group,Youth for Democracy (YFD). The YFD printed a weekly pro-democracy and anti-Bingu wa Mutharika administration newsletter called the Weekly Political Update that has circulation around the UNIMA campus. His mysterious death made international headlines but was ruled a suicide under the Bingu wa Mutharika administration. In October 2012,the results of a commission of inquiry led by President Joyce Banda's administration ruled his death as a murder.
The Malawi Defence Force is the state military organisation responsible for defending Malawi. It originated from elements of the British King's African Rifles,colonial units formed before independence in 1964.
The Malawi News Agency (MANA) is the national news agency of Malawi. It is overseen by the Ministry of Information. It is administered by the Director of Information and Civic Education. It is the largest news network in Malawi and has offices in all regions and districts in Malawi.
Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera is a Malawian politician and theologian who has served as President of Malawi since June 2020. He has served as the leader of the Malawi Congress Party since 2013. He was President of the Malawi Assemblies of God from 1989 to 2013.
The Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) is a public university in Thyolo in South Malawi. It was established on 17 December 2012. MUST opened doors in March 2014,the first undergraduate programmes were:1. Metallurgy and Materials Engineering 2. Chemical Engineering 3. Biomedical Engineering
Andrew K.C. Nyirenda is the former Chief Justice of Malawi. He was appointed in March 2015 at Sanjika Palace by President Peter Mutharika.
Qabaniso Malewezi,also known as Q,is a Malawian musician and poet. A former producer for the hip-hop band Real Elements,he has since authored several collections of poems including the audio collection People. In 2015 he received an honorary doctorate from Mzuzu University.
Ngeyi Ruth Kanyongolo was a Malawian lawyer,academic and businesswoman,who served as Vice Chancellor of the Catholic University of Malawi. From 29 June 2020,she concurrently served as the chairperson of the board of directors of Standard Bank Malawi.
The 2020–21 Super League of Malawi was the 35th season of the Super League of Malawi,the top professional league for association football clubs in Malawi since its establishment in 1986. Nyasa Big Bullets are the defending champions. It started on 28 November 2020 before it was postponed in March 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi.
Vera Kamtukule is a Malawian author,writer,publisher,activist and politician,who holds a ministerial position in the Cabinet of Malawi. Vera Kamtukule was appointed Minister of Tourism on 31 January 2023. Until her current appointment Vera served as the Minister of Labour since 26 January 2022 and as deputy Minister of Labour following the 2020 Malawian presidential election. In 2021 Vera Kamtukule assumed her role as Chair of the SADC Employment and Labour Sector.
Luwinga is a town north of Mzuzu city in Mzimba District,Malawi and forms part of the Mzuzu municipality. Institutions found in Luwinga include the third biggest referral hospital in Malawi,Mzuzu Central Hospital and Mzuzu University.
Chikangawa is a residential and industrial town located in the Mzimba District of Malawi,in the Northern Region. The town has a rich history dating back to the pre-colonial era,when it was a small village inhabited by the Tumbuka people. Chitumbuka is the predominant language spoken in the area.
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