Joyce Banda invited by British royalty
The British royal family has invited Malawi’s former president Joyce Banda to a meeting to discuss philanthropy issues, Nyasa Times understands.
Banda, who is currently in United States, is expected to be visiting Britain next where amongst her engagements will be to give a lecture at the reputable London School of Economics.
However, Sarah Ferguson the Duchess of York has invited Banda to a meeting.
Ferguson is a daughter in-law of Her Majesty the Queen.
In a letter to Banda, seen by Nyasa Times, Robert Oakley an officer in the Duchess of York philanthropy department said the Duchess was introduced to the former Malawi leader by Scott Lazerson.
“The Duchess has long been a great admirer of you and the amazing work you do. Your work and achievements are an inspiration to us all,” reads the letter to Banda.
“I understand that you are visiting London in the near future to give a lecture at the London School of Economics. I was hoping there might be an opportunity to arrange a meeting whilst you are in London. It would be an amazing opportunity to connect and discuss the issues that are close to both of you,” the invitation letter further reads.
An entrepreneur, activist, politician and a philanthropist, Banda was Malawi’s first female president and Africa’s second. Voted as Africa’s most powerful woman by Forbes Magazine for two years running and voted as one of the most powerful women in the world, Joyce Banda is a champion for the rights of women, children, the disabled and other marginalized groups.
Banda’s unwavering commitment to promotion of women’s maternal health and reproductive rights saw her establish Presidential Initiative on Maternal Health and Safe Motherhood, which spearheaded the fight against high maternal mortality and promotion of safe motherhood in Malawi.
Remarkably during the two year period of her presidency, Malawi registered considerable success in the areas of maternal and child health and reproductive health in general as the country reduced maternal mortality ratio from 675 deaths per 100,000 live births to 460. The achievement is attributed to the model which Banda introduced, which was a balanced act of both traditional and technical dimensions and approaches.
A recipient of more than 15 international accolades including “Hunger Project Africa Prize for Leadership for the Sustainable End of Hunger” shared with President Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique in 1997, Banda is a strong advocate for women and girls’ emancipation and empowerment and a prominent civil rights campaigner.
She founded the Joyce Banda Foundation International, which has guided projects from empowering women, rural communities to providing orphans education. Currently, the Joyce Banda Foundation International has benefitted over 1.3 million people in Malawi through various programs and interventions ranging from economic empowerment, agriculture and food security, education, water and sanitation, youth development just to mention a few.
Among many other organisations, she established the National Association of Business Women, which lends women start-up cash to build small businesses, and the Young Women’s Leadership Network, which mentors female students in schools.
On the international scene, Banda was instrumental in formation of organisations like African Federation of Women Entrepreneurs (AFWE), currently running in 41 countries in Africa, Council for the Economic Empowerment of Women in Africa (CEEWA) and Americans and Africans Business Women’s Alliance (AABWA) of which she served as First President.
Banda sits on a number international organisations. These include Executive Advisory Committee of UNIFEM, Global Leaders Council for Reproductive Health and Scientific Advisory Board of the Programs in Global health and Social change for Harvard Medical School.
Banda has been a panelist and motivational speaker at a number of international conferences and forums, including the International Conference on Women in Beijing, the American and African Business Women’s Africa Conference in London and the Women Deliver Conference in Washington, DC.
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AMAYI ANGA JB WILL IN WHATEVER CIRCMSTANCE WILL BE NOTICED AND RESPECTED NO MATTER WHAT SHE IZ FAVOURED BY ALMIGHTY GOD.(
AKIMU GAGA MZUNI)
KOMA IFEYO AMALAWI AMBIRI KOMANSO AMAYI ANZAKE SITINAMUSANKHE NDIPO NDAKAIKA NGATI TIZAMUSANKHE MWINA KAPENA POTI ZIKO NDILOZUNGULILA. KOMA
TIYAMIKA KUTI AKUTIIMILA KUNJAKO NGATI MMALAWI. KOMANSO KUGWILA NTCHITO
ZOSIYASIYANA.
Ndipo mutukwane zitukwano zonse zachilomweeee!…..JB keeps going higher and higher
Joyce is one of the remacable female actvites.By your kknowledge more peple wiill also recognise you.keep it up mama.
God bless Malawi
this woman is very stupid ,when is she going to build her party ,this lady is posessed by bad spirit of not wanting to seat down,this is what she used to do when she was president this is very an becoming behavour.
Queen is not God, let the women be,
DPP, note that the more you castigate JB, the more God recognizes and promotes her, you know what…. GOD fights for the marginalized, victimized, neglected and the weak. You cant compare your president APM who ascended into that position through rigging with the divinely chosen JB. You cant reject the chosen of God, so you better apologize and pray for forgiveness. JB am proud of you. Ama widu woo tanyinu. kkkkkkkkkkkk.
What does this help Malawi?
This is a tactic of trying to stay away from home to ensure cash gate case against her and Lutepo goes while she is not around. Next alenga matenda like Muluzi to continue to stay away from home. We will smoke u from wherever you are to answer those charges and eventually get locked in jail for 25 years. Your government caused loss of lives in hospitals because of your stupid thievery.
Jelasi si umuna anthuni. Musiyeni mai wathu!!!!!
Where are the enemies of progress, anthu ansanje, kaliati ndi abale ake, apapa nde muphulikatu
Mai wa fuko,Mai J.Banda ndimakunyadirani
It is well mama.
That’s my Mommie! Go mom go! Front, center, behind ,left, right, you are protected by our heavenly fathar God Almighty. Please keep putting him first. I love you.
DPP stiving Banda negative publicity-see now you have made her receive attention from the British Royal House. Stop being naïve.
Awa mba ma nadi!
Ife a chipani cha Di Phi Phi, ndife odabwa ndi okhudzidwa ndi zomwe akuchita a boma la angerezi, pomaitana mtsogoleri wa kale wa dziko lino ku misonkhano yawo mdziko la Britain. Chokhumudwitsa kwambiri nchoti iwo akumuitana mtsogoleri wakaleyu, panthawi imene ife a boma tanena kale kuti ndife okhudzidwa kuti Mayi Joyce Banda amalodola mapazi a mtsogoleri wa dziko lino pomwe anapita ku Amerika kukakhala nawo pa msonkhano wa UN General Assembly.
Izitu zikupereka chithunzi cholakwika ku dziko lapansi, chomwe chitha kuchititsa kuti anthu aziganiza kuti Mayi Joyce Banda adakali mtsogoleri wa dziko la Malawi. Ife tikufuna tidzudzule poyera zimene likuchita boma la Angerezi, komanso mayiko ndi mabungwe omwe akumapereka ulemu opitilira muyeso kwa Mayi Joyce Banda, kuti mchitidwe umenewu utheretu, chifukwa ungathe kubweretsa mpungwepungwe pa ndale mdziko muno.
you have made my night can’t stop laughing
Is there any Malawian who does NOT like this good news? Please go to box 28 to have your mental status examined, why hate when other people are achieving world wide fame/
JB is an international material, famous worldwide, osati zinazi, kumangotafunatafuna mkamwa, kulephera kuyankhula. pliz kaliati and your friends, from today onwards stop castigating JB because she is not at the same level with you and not at par with your president APM. So you better keep quiet to avoid embarrassment.
The British Monarchy is always fooled by the name Banda. They think JB is a sister to Kamuzu Banda.
Sarah Ferguson is a former member of the royal family, who doesn’t get involved in any royal family events, divorced prince Andrew many many years ago! Its like someone being invited by Bakili muluzi to BCA hill and someone calling it…being invited by the leadership of Malawi, or a member of Malawi government leadership. However, kudos to her for the invite. Tay grin also met that lady, sarah ferguson and had photos taken with her( check his FB). may be he should be in the headlines too. All am saying is, the headline exaggerates the status of the duchess of York.
NOW AM STARTING TO THINK IT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER IF MADAM JOYCE BANDA WON THE ELECTIONS BECAUSE NOW MAY BE HER GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON DEVELOPING MALAWI FURTHER, AND MINIMIZED CASH GATE SCANDLS SINCE ALOT IS ALREADY POCKED AND HER CHARITY WORKS COULD HAVE BEEN SOMEWHERE BY NOW, THAN THE DISTURBANCE CAUSED BY ANNOUNCING RIGGED VOTES, VOTES FULL OF IRREGULARITIES – PETER WAMUTHARIKA .
BETTER IF THE PREZIDENT WAS LAZAROUS CHAKWERA OR THIS MADAM. ALL I SMELL IS THIS NEW GOVERNMENT IS FULL OF TRICKY WAYS TO POCKET GOVERNMENT’S MONEY, ITS FULL OF PRETENCE.
Kodi inuyo ku Malawi kuno kwawawa? nanga chichokereni mkutaniko kumeneko?tabWelerani kumudzi,inuyo ndimbadwa ya Malawi ndiye msamati zunguli-zunguli ndinkhalamba zachizungu kumeneko.Nanga zithuzi zakalekale izi nzachani?
I will never give up to support jb in ma life ur big mama in malawi tongas we r nothing without u jb kip up and buld oue nation
You are Making Malawi proud. Putting us on the map. God blessvu mama. May a shield of protection be build around u. May Our God deploy special Angels for u mama. One proud Citizen.
Amayi pepani ndithu. Pano maso anga apenya. Inutu 2yrs inachepa. Amayi tikhululukileni amalawife Kusamva.
Izi zukuonetselatu kuti azunguwa amakukhulupililani ndithu. Uku sikutichititsa manyazi amalawife kuti tinataya bomwetamweta. KALANGA INE.
KALANGA INE! You’re crying, and you’ll cry more and more. Sunati. Did I not tell you to vote for JB? I did. And you did not listen.
U thought the door was closed for u but God had other plans. Pple thought by deceiving u they had succeeded in humiliating u. Greater is the God in u than the one in the World. Whatever was purposed gir evil, God will turn it round. Whoever tries to stop what God has planned will be exposed and be put to shame. All the plan of ur enemies will be exposed. The traps set inorder to catch you, they will fall un them themselves. Am humbled seeing what God is doing in ur life. Keep ur head up and know God is fighting ur battles. But remember to give all the glory to God. It is God who is putting u on centre stage. May God continue to favour u .
Royal family ? But do you guys know who Sarah Ferguson is ? Let them meet … Two birds of the same flock … A whole lot of noise with no tangible results .
kaya tiziona a malawi a dpp mungokhala chetechete kupewa criticism a malawi nga chipongwe.
Oh, Sarah Ferguson. Yeah, she is still a royal by marriage even though divorced. All the best mum. You are really cut out for humanitarian work. Be blessed.
APM must be shaking in his boots and over sized suits as the Germans come knocking on the door. I think APM should come clean and bring back the stolen loot by Bingu from foreign accounts. We promise to give him amnasty if he does so on his own.Or he can just tell us where Bingu’s loot is being hidden. It is better to do so now than to let the audit expose it all. Malawi deserve better and what these mbava did is not acceptable.
Thats what JB is good at not running a country!
so who is good at running a country? Do you think running Ndata is the same as running a country?
Truely speaking she deserve to be honoured 4 her contribution not only to Malawi bt in Africa all the best mama!
VOTE RECOUNT NO NO NO !
MEC WAREHOUSES TORCHED !
MID NIGHT SIX ISSUE !
THESE ISSUES GIVE JB BIG MORALE AND RECOGNITION BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY
What a strong lady like jb.Hope enanu ziku wawani koposa.She is always making her nation proud.
Ife a dpp tagwilizana kuti tikumange iwe JB, chifukwa wayamba kutipasa mantha, ma connections akowo akutidabwisa ukufuna kutilanda boma eti? Tiwonesana ife zikutivuta kuno kuyendesa boma azungu atinyanyala koma iwe zikutheka bwanji kuti ukumwa nawo thiyiii wa milk ndiye tikumanga basi, kuthanakuthana.
Go go go JB fly the flag higher. Kuno kumudzi ena zawalaka basi, Germany government ikufuna chuma chawo akayesa drama kuyendesa government.
Apa palibepo za ndale ndiye enanu ngati zakunyasani dont comment trash. JB we wish you all the best, asiyeni ena zianyelele okha
Imeneyo ndi meshogate. A Richard anasiya kuseweletsa olo ndikupsompsona komwe kale kale. Mayiwa akusumana kumeneko….
Dpp woyee!!!
Zanchere ndizopanda nchere zikusiyana maiyu ndi deal, made groomed in Malawi 100 percent malawian osati machona anawa
Ki ki ki admirer to the duchess? My foot. Duchess why admirer this master thieve. is It admiration or oil in our Lake malawi?
This woman was not voted to lead Malawi. We need to remember that she came into presidency because some one died. If Joice is indeed a powerful woman in Africa I don’t think she could miserably lose elections. She was at the helm of Government and if indeed joice was the so called leader of women in Africa she could have won. Winning an election is a success story, why pimping a loser.
If it was not for Bingu Wa Mutharika whose death was celebrated by Joice and her party followers, this lady couldn’t have been recognized the way others are accolading her. We heard this lady in her public rallies tearing apart the dead dead body, is that a human behavior of a public figure. There is nothing I see from this lady and that is why God took the leadership mantle back to Ndata. Lucius Banda anaimba kale Nyimbo kuti anawalanda ufumu ndikuupeleka kwaonera. Mulungu sadakafune Joyce. God can not betray Malawian by giving them a leader who is not appropriate, a Malawi analakwa chani kuti Mulungu atelo, bwanji udindowo sanamupatse Chakwera amene tonse tikudzawa kuti ndi Mbusa, Peter anasankhidwa ndi mwini wake Mulungu basi. mutopa ndikuyankhula koma chilungamo chake ndanena
Zanu izo. What God has chosen no one can stop it. God is using her in a special way that no one new. So please let it be according to the one who gives. It’s true that she was just passing by ( being a president) to prepare her for the future activities like what she is doing kkkkkk. Let’s learn to see God in what others are doing. Our thinking, mind and knowledge are very limited when it comes to God. So in our little knowledge, we thought she will be there for her own terms kkkk ah poor us. JB Woyeeeee! May God bless and keep watching over you.
ngati umboni weniweni mulinawo mumangeni jb. komatu tikukuwonani
being invited by the queen so what?
Imwe a dadaboma #21 ndi mutesi chomene. which development did Joyce initiate for the “Dead North” according to Kamuzu?
your right bababoma… though it dounds ss uf the south conspiredagainst theur own dota
Tikamati dziko la Malawi ndi losauka,ngati simudziwa timanena kum’mwera.Umphawi oopsa sizinaonekeyi.Nokha mukunena kuti Atumbuka amanga manyumba kum’mwera,Inu mumatani kuti iwowo azikumangilani manyumba mnkhondekhonde maso ali tong’ooo mukuona.Kumeneko nde kupusako.Anthu akum’mwela munangochuluka koma nddinu abwampini awanthu.Ndipo musamatinamizepo apa ayi.Mulibe chikondi ngakhele pa chiweni weni panu,udani ulithoooo! Ndi umbili wanu pambalipa.Kodi ngati Anthu akumpoto ali oyipa komanso ozikonda,Nanga mukuwakakamililanji kuti akhalebe pansi panu agalu inu.Asiyeni apite kumene ndikuzikonda kwaoko azikapanga zawo Inunso mupitilize kupanga zanu monga Nsindo,Jando,M’mbwiza kukwatana nokhanokha nkumabala ana 9 one family Buladi fakeni zanu amalopwana nonse.
Personal invitation just like how my countrymen do to me whenever there is need
Ife amayi timakunyadirani ntchito ya chifunda munagwira, munamangira anthu okalamba nyumba.Ayi ndithu Mulungu zikudalitsani nthawi zonse. Ndi anthu ochepa amapanga zimenezi.
APM knows on hating the Northerners and Central region people, nothing else. All he has visited is Goliati, USA, and Ndata. Ooooooooooh My God what a shame
Ndiye president wathu ndi Joice chifukwa akutakataka ndithu, osati APM akungootha moto ndi nkhalamba yake wayikwatira kumene iyi, akuti amayikwata mukamwa,eeeeh zoopya.
The best people are not necessarily the best presidents. They have higher ideals and goals, I have in mind Jimmy Carter (one term president), Neil Kinnock (probably the best opposition leader who never ever got elected to be prime minister), Gorbachov, ( a one term premier, but probably the only leader who saved the world from nuclear disaster), Nelson Mandela (probably the best leader the world ever had, but only served one term as president and did not achieve much), and own Joyce Banda (we already know what she did or did not know). But good for her, let her continue where she left, it does not have to be Stupid Presidency – she can confrim this with Jimmy Carter.
dadaboma #21.Stop lyng.Who was Joyce Bandas Runingmate? She was saying that she is 1 of the northerners becos she knew u northerners simungalamulire mumangokwera kikik & it worked but unfortunately she lost.By the way u r saying JB was not involved in Cashgate aah iwe ukukana bwanji popeza mwiniwake anavomela kuti “Munthu akaba ndikukugayira ndiye kuti Siunabe nawo” Kumeneku kunali kuvomera kwa Mai wankulu.Al u can b saying is that She is stil being recognised osati zopusa ukuchemelerazo.Position 3.Shame.Anaswa Mphika.
Angomutenga azunguwo adzikawalamulira! Eish!
Komatu mukanakhala ozindikira simukanati muzisekerera zimenezi azungutu ndiochenjera, osati chibwana, kuterekutu amafuna JB akana wina cholinga azingotiramulira ,koma PETER MUTHARIKA, yu ndinsogoleri wamaso mphenya, ndipo tizamufuna , chinthu chimanyozeka ulinachotu.
Congratulations ama JB! Even if Malawi is throwing dust at u not only the world but now the Royal family recognize ur achievement. Shame to the Kaliatis and the Seud Whites! Show them that u are a daughter in law of KAWALAZI!
Malawians will never cease to amaze me. Apa mukumuchekenila Joice . Koma inu nomwe munamuswaya osamusakha. This is hypocricy. Joice if I were you I would tell these Nyasa guys to go to hell.
Anyway Azungu andituma
koma kubako! Bola musakawabere azunguwo!
This lady was God’s choice to emancipate Malawi from the shackles of poverty, hunger, disease, underdevelopment, and marginalization. Malawi, a tribally polarized country dominated by the tribalistic south, rejected Banda not because she was bad or failed in her duty as president, but because she embraced the northern Malawi and included the region on her agenda for development alongside the other regions. The north felt accommodated during Banda’s time of presidency, but the south was very bitter with Banda’s attempts to treat the north as another region of Malawi just like others. Making matters worse, Banda was married to a northerner, kept on saying in her public meetings in the north “I’m one of you northerners”, and had a northerner as VP. Because of this, barely two weeks after taking to the office of president, the tribalistic southerners began saying “the north has taken over government through the backdoor.” Hatred against Banda began. Hatred against her never stopped and culminated in rejecting her at the polls. The reason they gave for rejecting her is that they claim Banda was involved in the infamous cashgate. But Banda was not involved in this cashgate, she only revealed its long-time existence and was determined to stop it. This further angered the south, whose DPP party under Bingu was the architect of cashgate and its party leaders stood to account for the abuse of govt resources under Banda’s regime. My prayer is that Banda should momentarily seek refuge in the West, probably UK, until the political environment in Malawi becomes favourable for her safe return. There is hostility against her now in Malawi, perpetrated by the rulling tribalistic populous southern region under DPP. I fear for this God-fearing ex-Malawi leader, and may I ask our brothers and sisters in the West to give temporary refuge to our beloved former president until it is right time for her return.
Aaaah ..if she is innocent, she will be free rather than insinuating that she will face hostilities in mw…on what basis if I may ask?
Well articulated. The damn tribalist over populated South will swallow their own vomit once the Centre and North vote for Federal government. After 2019 the South will be heavily marginalised and thats the price they will pay as Centre and North are bound to never vote for a Southerner again meaning, Centre and North will be one.
Mmmmh nde a Seode white ndika degree kawo ka law can say cfwe fwe fwe ndi JB??? Koma inu munthuyu si size yanu just swallow your pride and congratulate her! Nanga a Seode or mkazi wa Peter amakuziwani?
Che Kaliati mwamuona JB? Kuziwika kuposa APM by far so is JB doing women pride or???? Inu nde doing women shame. .ndikusaziwa kuphodakoka!!!!
Viva JB wa nsanje asanza kidney…kkkk
Chonde tonse ife friends of JB, tisanyoze anthu ena ayi. Kutelo kutha kubwelesa masoka pa mai athu. Tiyeni tingoyamika Mulungu ndikupempha Ambuye kuti amuteteze ndi kumuwonjezela nzeru mai wathu.
Kkkkkkkkk, not o fun of JB but excited to hear what some pipo will say about this invitation. JB is and was never presidential material, but humanitarian work is her field, tinene zooneka ndi maso.
The West wants a pawn… Joyce Banda was their puppet. They resent Nationalists like Chakwera and Mutharika… and the hate anything Islam like UDF… so Joyce Banda it is. Sad
Bravo jb for ze royal invite…. surely you made sense ti mlw &ze world at lsrge…nevermind ze loss of elections due cashgate, st least yuou gave some bck tru ur initistives….ens mwasiyawa skubabe ndipo chibeibwi ndi ulamuliro.
muyende boo ama anthu tilipo ndipo chauta wakusungirani zabwino bola moyo a ma……
koma federation ndiyd ksabwe a
kakulowa nsslu ksluma tulo osagona..!
Boooma iloooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
You make us feel good as achina Malemia
Mtsogoleri koma ameneyutu, ndi Rev. Chakwera
This is a good development for Malawi, let our former leaders be recognised by people who matter. Please lets avoid to compare issues here, this has nothing to do with politics but a special recognition of an Individual due to her involvement in many charitable works lets not make a hype out of this.
Go Joyce Banda Go! I have so much respect for you as a philanthropist. This is the area where you outclass most of us. Certainly, not the presidency. It is high time each one of us recognise their potential and mobilise all their energies into that, like what Joyce Banda is doing. It was a waste of time to be at the presidency when all she is capable of doing is philanthropy work.
Amai athu amenewo,timakunyadirani kwambiri mai ndipo mumaliyika pa map dziko lathuli.let these idiot and maggot headed keep talking.their talk wont move u not even an inch.we pray 4 u and may god add more wisdom day and night.
AMAYI AMENEWO WOZAAAAA!!! A JB NDI AMAYI OFUNIKIRA PA MALAWI PANO
WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU A MAI AND WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST AS YOU ASSIST POOR MALAWIANS.
I didnt know JB has this vast experience indeed she is a true leader more respect. We cant compare ndi zinazi.
DPP will hate you more madam JB.
Great Jb ameneyo
Jb is the greatest leader ever
And This lady Dr Joyce Banda is a rising star in The World!..take it or leave it!
Kumukhomelela mzimai umu ndi umu osatheka.
Madam Banda you indeed rock.
Firstly, how much time has this JB woman spent in her home country since the elections she lost on May 20th? Less than she has in the west!
Second, Why are azunguz giving her the red carpet VIP treatment? Coz she is a numbnut they loved to have as a leader so they could exploit this thirs world country.
3rdly, what is associated with philathropists? They are men and. Women clad in business suits portraying to the world they are doing wonders in advicating for human development when in reality they are exactly same as the business suit clad mafioso with more human dead bodies of oppossing personalities under the lake bed, river bed, ocean, or in foundations of buildings and they are busy with charity events all the while laundering dirty, blood money.
I was wondering who was behind this noise about federalism, seccesion, rotating presidency – its the west coz them not in cahoots with APM and JB must be the conduit of this nonsense which those making noise probably don’t understand at all what its all about!!
The Lord is with you. This is what the LORD WANTS YOU TO DO. The rest was a mistake that was meant to guide you to the right direction and provide you with the necessary tools to do your work. Don’t mind what your detractors will be saying here. Be focused in JESUS NAME.