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Benedicto Wokomaatani Malunga
Benedicto Wokomaatani Malunga (born in 1962), also known as Ben Malunga, is a Malawian poet, writing in the Chichewa language. He is also a short-story writer, an essayist, a music composer, public speaker, and translator who has translated Chinua Achebe's ''Things Fall Apart'' into Chichewa under the title ''Chipasupasu''. Malunga holds a bachelor's degree from Chancellor College of the University of Malawi (1986) and an MA from Manchester University (1996) in the UK. He is currently working as Registrar for the University of Malawi and Secretary of the University of Malawi Council. Although born in Chikwawa in the south of Malawi, he was brought up from a young age in the village of Chabwera in Machinga District.Malunga, ''Ndidzakutengera ku Nyanja'', author information. He attended Malosa Secondary School near Zomba. Malunga is the author of three collections of poems (see Bibliography). In 2002 the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) honoured him with an award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civet
A civet () is a small, lean, mostly nocturnal mammal native to tropical Asia and Africa, especially the tropical forests. The term civet applies to over a dozen different species, mostly from the family Viverridae. Most of the species diversity is found in southeast Asia. The best-known species is the African civet, ''Civettictis civetta'', which historically has been the main species from which a musky scent used in perfumery, also referred to as "civet", was obtained. Naming The common name is used for a variety of carnivoran mammal species, mostly of the family Viverridae. The African palm civet (''Nandinia binotata'') is genetically distinct and belongs in its own monotypic family, Nandiniidae. Civets are also called "toddycats" in English, "Mara Patti" in Malayalam, "musang" in Malay and Indonesian, and ''urulǣvā'' () in Sinhalese. There can be confusion among speakers of Malay because the indigenous word "musang" has been mistakenly applied to foxes by printed media in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Kaunda
Billy Kaunda is a current member of parliament from Mzimba District. He went to parliament on an independent ticket in the 2009 Parliamentary and presidential elections. He once served in the Malawi Cabinet as Deputy Minister of Youth Development and Sports under the Bingu wa Mutharika Government. He was also in the previous Parliament (2004–2009) on the National Democratic Alliance ticket and also served as a Deputy Minister. He has set historical records by winning in two different constituencies as a Member of Parliament i.e. in Blantyre (2004–2009) and Mzimba Mzimba is a town in the Mzimba District of Malawi. The district is inhabited by descendants of Tumbuka and few Ngoni people. The district of Mzimba has a number of Traditional Authorities from the Ngoni people. The head of these Traditional A ... (2009–2014). He is also one of the youngest people to hold a Deputy Ministerial post. Apart from politics he is an accomplished musician who was taught to sing by Luci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Malawian Poets
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Malawi, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Malawi derives its name from the Maravi, a Bantu people who came from the southern Congo about 600 years ago. On reaching the area north of Lake Malawi, the Maravi divided. One branch, the ancestors of the present-day Chewas, moved south to the west bank of the lake. The other, the ancestors of the Nyanjas, moved down the east bank to the southern part of the country. By AD 1500, the two divisions of the tribe had established a kingdom stretching from north of the present-day city of Nkhotakota to the Zambezi River in the south, and from Lake Malawi in the east, to the Luangwa River in Zambia in the west. Migrations and tribal conflicts precluded the formation of a cohesive Malawian society until the turn of the 20th century. In more recent years, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ufahamu
''Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies'' is a graduate-student run, peer-reviewed academic journal published at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). It was established by the UCLA African Activist Association in 1970 and named after the Swahili word for comprehension, understanding, or being. The journal is published three times a year and is available from the University of California's eScholarship website. It describes itself as the "oldest student-run journal of Africanist scholarship." ''Ufahamu'' is published in English, with occasional poetry or articles in African and European languages. It is indexed in the MLA International Bibliography, Africa-Wide Information, and Historical Abstracts. Origin and purpose ''Ufahamu'' was conceived in 1969 by a group of graduate students active in UCLA's African Activist Association and African Studies Center, after a black-white confrontation at the 1969 African Studies Association in Montreal, where the black caucus cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gospel Kazako
Gospel Kazako (born 29 December 1968) is a Malawian entrepreneur who in 2005 founded the Zodiak Broadcasting Station, the most popular radio station in Malawi. He is also known as a poet. In July 2020 Gospel Kazako was appointed as Minister of Information and Government spokesperson by the newly elected Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera. Gospel Kazako was brought up in the southern Malawian town of Zomba, the eldest of eight children whose father was a watchman. He attended H.H.I. Secondary School in Blantyre until 1990. After obtaining a diploma in journalism, for seven years he worked at the state-owned Malawi Broadcasting Corporation The Malawi Broadcasting Corporation is a state-run radio company in Malawi. It was founded in 1964. It has two radio stations, Radio 1 and Radio 2, and transmits on FM, Medium Wave and Shortwave frequencies and Online. It also runs the nationa ... (MBC), before leaving to form his own company to record music, soundtracks and adverts for oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Mapanje
Jack Mapanje (born 25 March 1944)"Mapanje, Jack" ProQuest Learning: Literature. is a Malawian writer and poet. He was the head of English at the Chancellor College, the main campus of the University of Malawi before being imprisoned in 1987 for his collection ''Of Chameleons and Gods'', which indirectly criticized the administration of President Hastings Banda. He was released in 1991 and emigrated to the UK, where he worked as a teacher. Background The child of Nyanja and Yao people (East Africa), Yao parents, John Alfred Clement ("Jack") Mapanje was born in Kadango Village, Mangochi District, Malawi. He received his BA in education from the University of London and worked for a ti ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Onjezani Kenani
Stanley Onjezani Kenani (born in 1976) is a Malawian writer of poetry and short stories.Profile from 11th Poetry Africa Festival, 2007, retrieved 2010-03-06. He has performed at the Arts Alive Festival in , South Africa, in , South Africa, Harare International Festival of the Arts ( |
Zomba, Malawi
Zomba is a city in southern Malawi, in the Shire Highlands. It is the former capital city of Malawi. It was the capital of first British Central Africa and then Nyasaland Protectorate before the establishment of Malawi in 1964. It was also the first capital of Malawi and remained so until 1974, when Lilongwe became the capital. The Parliament remained even longer, until 1994. The city is best known for its British Empire, British colonial architecture and its location at the base of the dramatic Zomba Plateau. Zomba is also the home of Chancellor College of the University of Malawi. History The town's British colonial past is reflected in the architecture of its older buildings and homes. Zomba was once a hub for expatriates in Malawi. Its diverse cultural mix included British tobacco farmers and Dutch, German and U.S. emissaries. The British also established Sir Harry Johnston Primary School. The Zomba Gymkhana Club was once the focus for social activity in the expatriate c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopard
The leopard (''Panthera pardus'') is one of the five extant species in the genus '' Panthera'', a member of the cat family, Felidae. It occurs in a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa, in some parts of Western and Central Asia, Southern Russia, and on the Indian subcontinent to Southeast and East Asia. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because leopard populations are threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, and are declining in large parts of the global range. The leopard is considered locally extinct in Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Jordan, Morocco, Togo, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Kuwait, Syria, Libya, Tunisia and most likely in North Korea, Gambia, Laos, Lesotho, Tajikistan, Vietnam and Israel. Contemporary records suggest that the leopard occurs in only 25% of its historical global range. Compared to other wild cats, the leopard has relatively short legs and a long body with a large skull. Its fur is marked with rosett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malosa (Malawi)
Malosa is a small trading centre located in the Zomba District of Malawi. The Malosa mountain range and plateau neighbours the more famous Zomba Plateau and is separated by the Domasi Valley. Malosa is on the M3, 27 km from the city of Zomba. The earth road from the trading post leads from the edge of the main road right up to the base of the Malosa mountain range. History Malosa is dominated by the Anglican Church Mission. Following a request from David Livingstone, the first missionaries arrived away at Magomero in 1861. The Protectorate of Nyasaland was formed in 1891 with only one Anglican diocese (there are now four). A mission station, named Likwenu, after the river flowing from Malosa Mountain, was established on the slopes of the mountain in 1910 and a hospital opened there in 1913. In 1963 Bishop Donald Arden established the headquarters of the Diocese at Malosa, it having previously been on Likoma Island and at Mponda's. In 1971 the Diocese was divided into two, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machinga District
Machinga is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Machinga. The district covers an area of 3,771 km.² and has a population of 369,614. Demographics At the time of the 2018 Census of Malawi, the distribution of the population of Machinga District by ethnic group was as follows: * 57.8% Yao * 27.5% Lomwe * 6.4% Chewa * 5.4% Nyanja * 0.9% Ngoni * 0.7% Mang'anja * 0.7% Sena * 0.3% Tumbuka * 0.0% Nkhonde * 0.0% Lambya * 0.0% Sukwa * 0.1% Others Government and administrative divisions There are seven National Assembly constituencies in Machinga: * Machinga - Central * Machinga - Central East * Machinga - East * Machinga - Likwenu * Machinga - North East * Machinga - South * Machinga - South East Since the 2009 general election most of these constituencies (except Machinga Central and Machinga Likwenu, which have been held by members of the Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a Taiwanese nationalist a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
