The legacy of the late Nelson Mandela continues to live on and it cannot be denied that his impact not only affected South Africans but majority of people in the African continent as whole. It is then not surprising that a Malawian artist based in Cape Town has created a huge statue of the statesman […]
Prophet Shepherd Bushiri donated medical equipment worth hundreds of thousands of rands to Itereleng clinic in Dobsonville, Soweto on Thursday during the commemoration of the Nelson Mandela day. The event was attended by a large number of people who live in the township of Soweto. Speaking in an interview , the facility manager, Nomkosi Masala […]
Iconic Nelson Mandela’s family on Thursday hailed spiritual leader Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, for continuously honouring, protecting and living the legacy of Madiba. Mandela’s eldest granddaughter Ms Ndileka Mandela said what Prophet Shepherd Bushiri did on Thursday is what her grandfather, the late Nelson Mandela would have wanted done. Bushiri and his wife […]
Malawi President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has started his official duties in the United State Of America, where he is attending the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly . Mutharika first engagement was attending the opening meeting of the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit in the UN General Assembly Hall at the UN Headquarters where […]
President Peter Mutharika has turned 78 and shows no sign of slowing down politically as he has has kicked off his campaign for a second term of office. Mutharika’s sister in-law Callista and others have been urging the President not to seek a second term of office, saying he is too old to rule the […]
Hailed as mother of the ‘new’ South Africa, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s legacy as an anti-apartheid heroine was undone when she was revealed to be a ruthless ideologue prepared to sacrifice laws and lives in pursuit of revolution and redress. Her uncompromising methods and refusal to forgive contrasted sharply with the reconciliation espoused by her husband Nelson […]
Nelson Mandela of Malawi, otherwise known as Matchipisa Munthali a politicians of Mlowe, Rumphi has died at the age 89. Matchipisa earned the nick name Mandela as he was malawi’s longest-serving detainee under Kamuzu Banda dictatorship. He was condemned to prison life for 27 years like South Africa’s Nelson Mandela. His death was announced by […]
Madam Seodi White was in the news last Sunday. The Sunday Times quoted her protests in respect of the President Joyce Banda’s eulogy at the funeral of late Nelson Mandela. According to Madam White, President Banda was wrong for stating that the lessons she obtained from late Mandela was his generosity of spirit to forgive […]
There have been extensive publications about the quality of our leaders in both print and electronic media, and indeed in other fora, including PAC’s last all inclusive conference held at Limbe Cathedral in 2011. More has been written and said about their strengths, weaknesses, decision making styles, what holds them back, the context within which […]
The Malawi President misled the world in her eulogy of Nelson Mandela that she had learnt forgiveness from the fallen statesman because she did not forgive some cabinet ministers and top government officials that worked with the late president Bingu wa Mutharika but ended up arresting them and firing many, says the opposition Democratic Progressive […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Reverend Lazarus Chakwera has returned home from South Africa where he had gone to pay his last respects to Nelson Mandela, exhorting the southern African nation to embrace the legacy of departed South African icon. Chakwera speaking to reporters at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) on his arrival said Mandela’s legacy […]
South African police in Nelson Mandela’s hometown of Qunu on Sunday detained four Malawians who helped dig Mandela’s grave after they were found to be illegal immigrants. The Newstalkzb webiste for a New Zealand-based radio station has reported that the Malawians were detained alongside a TV3 camera operator Simon Ashworth who despite having official permit to cover the funeral ceremony […]
President Joyce Banda received a standing ovation at Nelson Mandela’s State Funeral in his home village of Qunu, South Africa as her moving speech the President described how she personally drew inspiration from Mandela’s spirit of forgiveness and reconciliation during her rise to become President and while leading her country, Malawi. Banda, who is also the current Chairperson of Southern […]
I stand before you today to join you, the people of South Africa, and the world, to mourn the loss of a great leader: Nelson Rohlihlahla Mandela. I join you, the people of this rainbow nation, to celebrate a life of one of Africa’s unique leaders who gallantly fought for freedom and peace for this great country […]
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Malawi became the butt of some gentle humour at Nelson Mandela’s funeral Sunday, in the wake of South African President Jacob Zuma’s recent gaffe implying the small African nation was backward. Zuma triggered a diplomatic spat in October during a speech when he sought to persuade South African motorists to accept a highway toll plan […]
As tributes continue to pour in, media and commentators are running out of superlatives for the late Nelson Mandela’s extraordinary life, the anti-apartheid icon is the sought of a leader that will probably not appear again, certainly not in a near future. Some analysts, notable Policy Affairs magazine have rightly argued that the first South […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda had a photo opportunity with world leaders including US President Barack Obama at the funeral of former South African President Nelson Mandela on Tuesday. Banda was cheered by a section of the crowd after her presence was acknowledged at the FNB Stadium in Soweto by the country ANC deputy president Cyril […]