Chewa Heritage gets Airtel money for Kulamba Ceremony
All is set for this year’s Kulamba Ceremony of the Chewa People to be held in Zambia on Saturday with Malawi’s top mobile service provider, Airtel donating over a K2 million Cheque to Chewa Heritage Foundation (Chefo) towards transportation of chiefs to Mkaika, Katete District of Zambia, for the event.
Handing over, the donation, Airtel Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Norah Chavula said Airtel is proud to be associated with culture.
“As you are aware that Airtel assisted coronation of Paramount Chief Gomani of Ntcheu, on top of that we also came in with assistance towards coronation of Paramount Chief Mmbelwa 5 of Mzimba and recently we also gave another cheque towards Umuthetho on Ngoni people in Mzimba and today we are with another donation towards Kulamba ceremony,” said Chavula.
Receiving the Cheque, CHEFO Chairperson, Professor Kenyama Phiri thanked Airtel for the donation.
“This will help us a lot,” he pointed out.
Speaking to reporters later, Phiri said all is now set for this year’s Kulamba ceremony.
Phiri was flanked by his vice, Kenneth Mseka, Secretary General Sefren Khumula, Publicity Secretary Hendrex Chikuni and Fundraising vice chair Edward Chileka Banda.
This year’s Kulamba traditional ceremony will take place on 29 August and will be presided over by Paramount Chief Karonga Gawa Undi of the Chewa people from Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique.
The Kulamba Ceremony is an annual traditional ceremony of the Chewa speaking people that portray the rich cultural heritage of the Chewa speaking people from about 137 Chewa chiefdoms in Malawi, 33 in Mozambique and 42 in Zambia.
Phiri is not a cewa.. It’s Ngoni or Zulu name. These pipo came from South Africa. Go to KZN, they are so many. Banda is pure Cewa. Read and know yo history.
Shame,just because the name is also found in KZN then it means its from there NO they may be of different meaning,e.g in tswana phiri means ‘hyena’ but talking of Malawian,Mozambican,zambian history they were called mountain clan,i ask you to read again or somebody fooled you.
Nonse Amene Mukudana Ndi Thandizo La Airtel Muli Ndi Mavuto, There Shall Always B Problems In Our Hospitals And Even Elswhere, Airtel Has Been Donatin Moere Than This In Dferent Situations Including In Hosptals So Just Bcoz Its To The Chewas Then Its An Issue Pliz Malawians Go to Our Nationa Anthem Imanena Kuti Tithetse Njala, Ntenda Ndi NSANJE(KADUKA) Fo U Karu Our Tribes Were Dvided By Colonial Artificial Boundaries Just Chec The Nyakyusa In KA & KYELA IN TZ Then Chek The CHEWAS In Mw/ Zam/ Moz Then Lhomwes In Mulanje/ Milanje Osati Zombwambwana Unenazo, Amako Ngakuti Kodi Iwe,… Read more »
Chewas are great people.Zikumuwawa am we tameki.Go chewa heritage
Chewa people are comprised of two main clans PHIRI and BANDA clans,Phiri’s were rulers of the chewa people,so all people with phiri surnames has roots from Chewa people, its shallow to think that all people from kasungu north are Tumbukas,infact the majority are Chewas..its a shame just because he is a Proff then he is tumbuka,he is wise he knows his history…i ask you to read your history books Mr.proud Tumbuka,eetu ndi mmene timachitiratu achewafe timadziwa history yathu,language yathu ndi culture yathu osati zamakoro ena kumangokhuta mowa ati culture yathu,culture is more than drinking phele,its also about names,languages,food,dressing and many… Read more »
INU A AIRTEL SIMUNACHITE BWINO OLO MPANG’ONONG’ONO POMWE BWANJI OSAPEREKA MATHANDIZO KU ZIPATALA ZA MDZIKO MUNO MUKUONGA NDALAMA PA ZINTHU ZOSATHANDIZA NKOMWE MUMADZIWA ZIMENE ZIMACHITIKA KUKULAMBA? NDI ZINTHU ZA CHIKUNJA NDIYE POTI NDI KHALIDWE LANU MUMAKONDA KUCHITA PROMOTE ZINTHU ZA CHIKUNJA SIMUFUNA KUTHANDIZA PA ZA BWINO MOTI k2MILLION MUNGAPATSE ANTHU KUTI AZIKACHITA CHISEMBWERE KUMENEKO? INEYO ZANDINYASA KWAMBIRI MUZIONA KOFUNIKA KUTHANDIZA. KAPENA MUKADWALA INUYO MUMAPITA KU SOUTH AFRICA? NANGA ABALE ANU AMENE SANGAKWANITSE MUMAWAGANIZIRA BWANJI? CHONDE CHONDE MUZITHANDIZAKO KUZIPATALA NDIPO NDISADZAVENSO KUTI MWATHANDIZAPA ZINTHU ZOPUSA.
Norah Chavula ndikukufuna banja, palibe kanthu olo ukhale okwatila kale, olo utakhala ndi ana seveni ndili opangilatu kukukwatila
mchewa ndi mbuzi yeni yeni, wat z kulamba, afer all? Nosense.
Kanyama Phiri a Chewa? Mmmmmm……? I know we have some Ngonis in Thyolo Bvumbwe, they don’t claim to be Lhomwes despite being in the Lhomwe territory. Is Kanyama Phiri a Chewa because he comes from Kasungu North? Last time I checked, Kanyama Phiri was my fellow Tumbuka. Some tumbukas don’t feel good to be known as Tumbukas. Why? I am proudly Tumbuka. Never asked to be one. It just happened….and I am proud of that.
Kulamba(Chewa, no party colours at the function), umthetho(Nguni,no party colours) these are true traditional groupings, on the other hand
Mulhakho(lhomwes) full of ddp attires even ddp rallies u find full of mlakho wa lhomwe gears this means mulhakho is dpp members vice versa
I find the whole CHEFO concept to be absurd, why should a certain section of people in Malawi, pay homage, or allegiance to some chief, in another country? Colonial mentality. Mudzalanditsa dziko. Someone misled the Chewas of Malawi on this. Dzuka m’Chewa dzuka!
@ kalu united,Ma border inayikidwa kumene ndi azungu poyamba kunalibe zoti zambia,malawi people were just living as kingdoms..STD 3 history.