ZOMBA-(MaraviPost)-Malawi has lost one of its greatest academic giants.
Former University of Malawi Vice Chancellor Professor Zimani Kadzamira has died, Maravipost has learnt.
Professor Kadzamira, who was brother to the iconic Mama Cecilia Kadzamira, was one of the most respected scholars Malawi has ever produced.
Born on July 1, 1941 in Harare, Zimbabwe which was then called Salisbury in Southern Rhodesia, Prof Kadzamira started his early education in Zimbabwe before returning home to Malawi for his secondary school.
His quest for academic excellence took him to the United States of America where he studied Political Science at the world famous Princeton University and graduated in 1966.
He did not stop there.
In 1974 he obtained his doctorate in Government from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.
His love affair with the University of Malawi started way back in 1966 when he joined the institution as a young Assistant Lecturer.
From that humble beginning, he rose with dedication and discipline through the ranks to....
