As well as Lake Malawi itself, rivers and smaller lakes and reservoirs provide varied fishing opportunities in Malawi. The majority of the 1000 or so species in Lake Malawi are small tropical aquarium fish, mbuna. However, sungwa (perch), ngumbo (lake yellow-fish), mpasa (lake salmon), sanjika (smaller relative of lake salmon),…
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The peanut, also known as the groundnut, and taxonomically classified as Arachis hypogaea, is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. The botanist Carl Linnaeus gave peanuts the specific epithet hypogaea, which means “under the earth”. The peanut belongs to the botanical family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), commonly known…
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The 1d image was designed to convey the importance of family life in Malawi. It is a composite of three photos: Photo A – provided the smiling features of the mother Photo B – provided the pose or position of holding the child and the child’s features Photo C –…
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The Zebu (Bos indicus), sometimes known in the plural as indicine cattle or humped cattle, is a species or subspecies of domestic cattle originating in the Indian sub-continent. Some 75 breeds of zebu are known, split about evenly between African breeds and Indian ones. The name Zebu originates from the…
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The Chambo (Oreochromis lidole) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cichlidae. This tilapia is native to Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania, where it is found in Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe, the Shire River and perhaps some crater lakes further north. This oreochromine cichlid is locally called chambo, a…
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The stamps of this series were based on the Nyasaland 1963 Definitive Series. The original artwork had transparent overlays bearing the name ‘Malawi,’ enabling new cylinders to be prepared for printing as and when required. The artwork was approved by Colin Cameron (Federal) Minister of Transport and Communication in August…
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Mangochi is a township in the Southern Region of Malawi. It was founded by colonial administrator Sir Harry Johnston in the 1890s as a British colonial defence post on the littoral plain of the Shire River’s western shore. After this, Fort Johnston – as the town was then known – was…
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Blantyre was founded in 1876 through the missionary work of the Church of Scotland. It was named after Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, the birthplace of the explorer David Livingstone. In 1956 it was merged with its sister city, Limbe to form one city. The city’s status as Malawi’s centre of…
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Lilongwe is located in the central region of Malawi, in the district of the same name, near the borders with Mozambique and Zambia It is named after the Lilongwe River. In 1965, Malawi’s first president, Hastings Kamuzu Banda, selected Lilongwe as an economic growth point for northern and central Malawi.…
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