Burial of Alissa Makawa at HHI on Wednesday: Macra chair and hotelier

Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has said the body of its board chairperson late Alissa Makawa,will be laid to rest on Wednesday, at HHI Cemetery in Blantyre.

Alissa Ashani Makawa:Makawa: A hotelier who until her death was also board chairperson of Macra
Alissa Ashani Makawa: A hotelier who until her death was also board chairperson of Macra

Makawa, who was also a known hotelier and long time businessperson, died on Monday morning at Blantyre Adventist Hospital after a short illness.

A statement from Macra says Makawa’s remains will be collected from College of Medicine (CoM) Mortuary at noon on Tuesday, and will be taken to her residence in Namiwawa, Blantyre.

“ Macra will sorely miss her humility, professional determination, commitment, generosity and enormous contribution to the development of the communications sector in Malawi in her stay as board chairperson,” reads the statement in part.

The late Makawa studied hotel management at the Malawi Institute of Tourism (MIT). She also did some hotel management training in Switzerland.

She worked for Malawi Hotels and Kamuzu College of Nursing in the catering department before going full time into family businesses founded by her late father, Alexander John Ashan.

She managed Boadzulu Holiday Resorts in Mangochi in the past and some of the her businesses include Kambiri Lodge in Salima and Shire Highlands Hotel in Limbe, under the Alexander Hotels brand.

The late Makawa from Matapira Village, Traditional Authority Mazengera in Lilongwe is survived by a son, John and daughter, Eda.

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angozo
8 years ago

A great achiever. May the LORD keep your spirit until that glorious day when we meet on that crystal sea. Gone so fast mourning for your uniqueness and the woman beyond her professional.

safusa
safusa
8 years ago

I recentry stayed at Shire HighlandsHoel and the standards have gone down a lot| The place actually stank God knows what it will be like now| Anyway RIP

kwalewera Zinyemba
kwalewera Zinyemba
8 years ago

Sad for her loss. But looking back what made her qualify as macra chair yet she did courses in Hotel management. How effective was she or were politucal considerations as typical with such boards?
Let us pray for the children she has left behind and the prosperity of her businesses

Kabilaboza Kabuka
Kabilaboza Kabuka
8 years ago

Paja abwino sakhalisa. RIP

Yamwe ake Chibisa
Yamwe ake Chibisa
8 years ago

Very sad RIP

Rodriguas
Rodriguas
8 years ago

Ndikayesa kwache kunali ku Mchinjitu. Atatu wache anali ndi mafamu ambiri kumeneko. Analinso munthu wolimbika pantchito kwabasi. Isa!
Ause mwa Ambuye.
Mowe khokhwa.

Rodriguas
Rodriguas
8 years ago

Ndikayesa kwache kunali ku Mchinjitu. Atatu wache anali ndi mafamu ambiri kumeneko. Analinso munthu wolimbika pantchito kwabasi. Isa!
Ause mwa Ambuye.

Kalekeni Kanene
Kalekeni Kanene
8 years ago

Another big loss to Malawi. What a strong woman she was. My condolence to the family. Apatu taluza munthu.

Dalitso Chaponda
Dalitso Chaponda
8 years ago

What a beautiful woman… Gone too soon. May she rest in peace.

mercy
mercy
8 years ago

I learnt from her that as a manager/director one needs to go down to the customers/employees and chat/ interact with them to appreciate their challenges and preferences.
RIP woman of substance.

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