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The Nation is a newspaper based in Blantyre, Malawi, owned by Nations Publications Limited. It began distribution on 26 July 1993, and became a daily newspaper on 11 July 1994, coming out on Mondays through Fridays.
Malawi ( / məˈlɑːwi /; lit. 'flames' in Chichewa and Tumbuka ), [9] officially the Republic of Malawi and formerly known as Nyasaland, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south and southwest.
The National Assembly of Malawi is the supreme legislative body of the nation. It is situated on Capital Hill, Lilongwe along Presidential Way. The National Assembly alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in Malawi. At its head is the Speaker of the House who is elected by his or her ...
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]
Hastings Kamuzu Banda ( c. 1898 [1] [2] [3] – 25 November 1997) was the leader of Malawi from 1964 to 1994. He served as Prime Minister from independence in 1964 to 1966, when Malawi was a Dominion / Commonwealth realm ). [4] In 1966, the country became a republic and he became the first president as a result, ruling until his defeat in 1994.
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.
Nurse. Nickname. "Mama" [1] Cecilia Tamanda Kadzamira, GCVO (born 25 June 1938) was the official hostess of Malawi during the reign of president Hastings Banda. Whilst she and Banda were not officially married, she served as the first lady or official hostess for several years. For several years, she was the most powerful woman in Malawi.
The Malawi News Agency (MANA) is the largest news network in Malawi. It was established in 1966 to provide and produce news content to the country from the government. It also gathers news from around the country. Its online news content launched in 2012. The oldest privately owned newspaper in the nation is The Daily Times.