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  2. The Daily Times (Malawi) - Wikipedia

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    The Daily Times is a daily newspaper published in Blantyre, Malawi. It is the oldest newspaper in the country, founded in 1895 by the Central African Planter. Around 1900, it was rebranded to Central African Times, a weekly publication and later to Nyasaland Times. [1] With the Malawian independence in 1964, it simply became The Times (then ...

  3. William Kamkwamba - Wikipedia

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    The first wind turbine. William Kamkwamba (born August 5, 1987, in Kasungu, Malawi), is a Malawian inventor, engineer, and author. He gained renown in his country in 2001 when he built a wind turbine to power multiple electrical appliances in his family's house in Wimbe, 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of Kasungu, using blue gum trees, bicycle parts, and materials collected in a local scrapyard.

  4. Martha Chizuma - Wikipedia

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    Martha Chizuma is Malawi's Anti-Corruption Bureau Director. Martha Chizuma was appointed director of the anti-corruption bureau on 29 April 2021 after serving as Malawi's first woman Ombudsman since 2015. [1] Prior to that, she served as the Senior Resident Magistrate in the courts of Malawi.

  5. Nkhotakota - Wikipedia

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    Climate. Aw. Nkhotakota (Un-kho-tah-kho-tuh) (formerly Kota Kota) (name derived from the Chichewa for "Corner Corner") is a town and one of the districts in the Central Region of Malawi. It is on the shore of Lake Malawi (formerly Lake Nyasa) and is one of the main ports on Lake Malawi. As of 2018, Nkhotakota had a population estimated at 28,350.

  6. Peter Mutharika - Wikipedia

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    Awards. International Jurist Award. Arthur Peter Mutharika (born 18 July 1940) [1] [2] is a Malawian politician and lawyer who was President of Malawi from May 2014 to June 2020. [3] Mutharika has worked in the field of international justice, specialising in international economic law, international law and comparative constitutional law. [4]

  7. History of Malawi - Wikipedia

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    The name Malawi is thought to derive from the word Maravi. The people of the Maravi Empire were iron workers. Maravi is thought to mean "Flames" and may have come from the sight of many kilns lighting up the night sky. A dynasty known as the Maravi Empire was founded by the Amaravi people in the late 15th century.

  8. Gregory Gondwe - Wikipedia

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    He started journalism in 1993 and has since made contributions to African News Dimension network, CNN, and Southern Times (Namibia), The Nation and The Daily Times, Malawi News, and The Weekend Nation. [citation needed] He was a reporter for The Chronicle Newspaper in Malawi until 2005.

  9. Politics of Malawi - Wikipedia

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    In May 2020 Malawi Supreme Court upheld the decision and announced a new election will be held on July 2. This was the first time election was legally challenged. Opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera won 2020 Malawian presidential election and he was sworn in as the new president of Malawi. Current executive