Voicing African Voices

Author

Harvey C. Chidoba Banda

Harvey C. Chidoba Banda was born in August 1975 in Mzimba district in northern Malawi. He attended primary schools in Mzimba, Nkhata-Bay and Rumphi districts before being selected to Livingstonia Secondary School in 1991. Between 1996 and 2000 he obtained a Bachelor of Education (Humanities) from Chancellor College, a constituent college of the University of Malawi. In 2008 he obtained a Master of Arts (African Social History) from the same institution. After working briefly at Kasungu Secondary School and Domasi College of Education, he joined Mzuzu University in 2006 as a Lecturer in African History in the Department of History, where he served as Head of Department between 2009 and 2013. Harvey is married to Jennifer Luhanga and they have one child, Owen.

Migration Social Sciences

Migration from Malawi to South Africa

by Harvey C. Chidoba Banda

A Historical and Cultural Novel Since the discovery and exploitation of minerals like gold, diamond and copper in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia in…

Migration Social Sciences

Perspectives of Labour Migration from Mzimba District, Malawi, to South Africa

by Harvey C. Chidoba Banda

Labour migration from Malawi to South Africa is a ‘century-old phenomenon’. It dates as far back as the 1880s following the establishment of diamond…

Folklore & Mythology Social Sciences

Vidokoni: Folktales from Mzimba, Malawi

by Harvey C. Chidoba Banda

This book makes a rare contribution towards the preservation and promotion of ukhaliro wa bene Malawi (Malawian culture) that is fast waning. This dilution of culture…

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