AFRICA DAY CELEBRATIONS LOW DOWN!!!

…expose a real touch of raw
African aesthetic beauty
BY: CHARLES NAMALELE



Martin Nkasala was the director of Ceremonies



Last night ’s Africa Day
Celebrations, organized by
Mzuzu University Determination
Initiative Network, saw the jam-
packed university hall
reverberate with staccato echoes
of authentic African merriment
as hordes of lecturers and
students united in one voice of
black pride and camaraderie,
reports Department of
Publications.
The massive celebrations that
made Mzuni join the rest of the
continent in celebrating Africa
Day, were held under the theme
‘ Celebrating an African Child’.
The event took place around
campus the whole day and the
indigenous intellectuals were
seen clad in their traditional
regalia as an epitome of genuine
Africanness. It was a thrill if not
a tantalizing spectacle to see
Mzuni ’s handsome men and
ultra-beautiful ladies clad in
zitenje and mipango that
sparkled with the bonafide
African colours of black, red,
green and yellow. Most
intellectuals conversed in their
mother tongues like Tumbuka,
Yao, Nkhonde, Sena, Chichewa,
Ngoni, Lambya, Lomwe and
many other local languages.
The celebration reached its
climactic pinnacle with a
nocturnal spellbinding showcase
in the main hall. Traditional
dances by Level One Tourism
students were a touch of
splendour and so were poetry
recitals by Kanthu Kamthunzi,
Ellen Kanyenda and Jahebic
Banda. Carrying the night to
maximum heights was the Gule
Wamkulu showcase by Gabriel
Kaferapanjira and his
‘ entourage’.
Launched at the function, the
first of its kind ever in Malawi,
were the ‘Support a Child
Initiative Raffle Draw’ and Charity
Fund.
The Determination Initiative
Network conducted the
celebrations in conjunction with
the Entertainment, Special Needs
and Social Welfare directorates
of MUSREC and some faith
groups. 

Broad smiles: Black is the beauty
of the brightest day as is
evidenced from these faces
wreathed in captivating grins.


The brainchild of Dennis Imaan
(Level 1 Tourism student),
Determination Initiative Network
is a Youth Grouping which is in
its formation stage on campus
and is principally aiming at
promoting young people in
areas of culture, environmental
management, self reliance,
community service, talent and
academics.
According to Imaan, the
Network believes that young
people have the power and the
ability to create the best world.
“ We realize the knowledge and
the skills young people have and
believe that if they are well
nurtured and sharpened, they
can greatly contribute to the
country ’s socio-economic
development,” he says in a letter
of invitation served to this
roving journalist.
In a related development, Dennis
Imaan confided to this reporter
that very soon there will be an
official launch of the Network,
that is, sometime after all the
registration procedures have
been finalized. He further said
that apart from him, the other
person who played a vital role in
the preparations for the event
was Joana Magombo.