Kamuzu Academy is a private

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in Malawi that was founded by, and named after, the late

Hastings Kamuzu Banda Hastings Kamuzu Banda (1898 – 25 November 1997) was the prime minister and later president of Malawi from 1964 to 1994 (from 1964 to 1966, Malawi was an independent Dominion / Commonwealth realm). In 1966, the country became a republic and ...

, the former

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. It is described by its proponents as "The

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of Africa". In 1987, it was the subject of a BBC documentary entitled "The Eton of Africa" made by John Rae. An idiosyncratic feature of the school is that from the beginning Latin was made a compulsory subject for all students, and is still taught today as a core subject up to IGCSE. Kamuzu Banda is recorded as saying: "This place is for classical education, Greek, Latin, particularly Latin. I want that to be clearly understood by everybody. If you don't like Latin, don't come here." The 40th anniversary Founder's Day service in November 2021 was attended by President

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Notable alumni

Catherine Gotani Hara Catherine Gotani Hara is a Malawian politician who has been the Speaker of the National Assembly since June 2019, the first woman to hold the position. Early life and education Gotani Hara attended Kamuzu Academy, and has a Bachelor of Arts in p ...

Samson Kambalu Samson Kambalu (born 1975) is a Malawi-born artist, academic and author who trained as a fine artist and ethnomusicologist at the University of Malawi's Chancellor College. He is a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. Life and work Kambalu was b ...

Chanju Samantha Mwale Chanju Samantha Mwale is a Malawian lawyer and army officer. She was the first female lawyer in the Malawian Defence Force and in 2016 became the first female officer of the Malawian Army to be promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. She was ...

Yolanda Kaunda Yolanda Kaunda (née Ndala) (born 1987) is the Malawi's first female aircraft Captain and its second female pilot. Biography Kaunda was born in Lilongwe in 1987 and from the age of six she wanted to become a pilot. She completed her secondary ...

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Kamuzu Academy at Malawi tourism

"The Eton of Africa"
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Notable alumni

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