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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 ...
The Nation and Weekend Nation are publications of Nations Publication Limited (NPL), which is located in Blantyre. NPL's parent company was founded by Aleke Banda after the 1993 referendum in Malawi. It started with eight employees. This included Ken Lipenga, who served as the editor-in-chief until 1995. Its initial assets consisted of one car ...
Lilongwe Mpenu Constituency is a constituency for the National Assembly of Malawi, located in the Lilongwe District of Malawi's Central Region. [1] [2] It is one of 22 constituencies in Lilongwe District. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system. The constituency has 9 wards, all electing councilors for the Lilongwe ...
The city of Lilongwe is divided into areas which are assigned a number. The numbers are assigned chronologically, not geographically, so Area 1 would be the first area, Area 2 the second and so on. The built-up area in Lilongwe City forms an oval shape centring on the Old Town and the City Centre. [12] Lilongwe City is composed of Areas 1–58.
Malawi (/ m ə ˈ l ɑː w i /; lit. ' flames ' in Chichewa and Chitumbuka), 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.
Malawi is a multi-party state system (see list of political parties in Malawi). Malawi began as a one-party state in 1964, with the MCP being the only party until 1993. A movement called the Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) under the leadership of Chakufwa Chihana grew, calling for the end of Kamuzu Banda's dictatorship. [29]
Nation: Blantyre [7] English and Chichewa [7] 1993 [3] Daily. [4] Owned by Aleke Banda; its weekend edition is titled Weekend Nation: Nyasa Times: UK [6] Online only. Published by B2B Initiatives. [7] Odini: Lilongwe [3] English and Chewa [4] 1949 Catholic bi-weekly This is Malawi: Blantyre [3] English and Chewa 1964 Magazine [4] Weekend Times ...
Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe is the national stadium of Malawi. It is used for football matches and also has an athletics track. It hosts the home games of the Malawi national football team. It holds 41,100 people. [2] It is named after former Malawian president Bingu wa Mutharika. This stadium became Ethiopian Football Federation home ...