Saturday, 13 December 2014

Baobab Tree at Nchalo, Malawi

Baobab Tree at Nchalo, Malawi - Photo by Ismail Mia

A bottle-shaped baobab tree at the Illovo sugar estate in Nchalo, Chikwawa district, Southern Region, Malawi. The tree has over the years earned it's right as a tourist attraction for visitors to the Shire valley - it is located along the Malawi M1 road between Bereu and Nchalo town.

Monday, 8 December 2014

Kamuzu Stadium

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre (Malawi) - Photo by Ismail Mia
Kamuzu Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Blantyre, Malawi. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 50,000 people. Big Bullets are tenants.

The stadium was originally named Rangeley Stadium during the colonial era to commemorate British civil servant William H. J. Rangeley. It later became known as Kamuzu Stadium, after Malawi's first President, Hastings Kamuzu Banda, when Malawi gained independence from Britain. After Kamuzu's presidency, the name was changed to Chichiri Stadium under PresidentBakili Muluzi; however, under Muluzi's successor, Bingu wa Mutharika, the name Kamuzu Stadium was restored in 2004.
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