Zingwangwa
Zingwangwa | |
|---|---|
  Zingwangwa Location in Malawi | |
| Coordinates: 15°49′7″S 35°0′55″E / 15.81861°S 35.01528°E | |
| Country |  Malawi |
| Region | Southern Region |
| District | Blantyre District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
Zingwangwa is a settlement within the Malawian city of Blantyre.
Description
[edit]Zingwangwa has several schools, a secondary school[1] and a health centre.[citation needed]
In 2007, following a visit two years earlier by a volunteer nurse from Scotland, a partnership was established between ten health centres in Malawi and one in Dundee. A three-year grant from the International Development Fund supported the initiative, including funding for a staff member in each country.[2]
In 2017, future government minister, Vera Kamtukule, then the CEO of the Malawi Scotland Partnership, returned to Zingwangwa where she raised funds for the health centre.[3] The health centre did not always have permanent staff and it served over 120,000 people. Patients can face a walk of two to three hours to attend the clinic.[2]
In 2022, there was an outbreak of cholera and as a precaution, the World Health Authority in collaboration with the government decided to vaccinate millions. Injections took place in Zingwangwe.[4]
In 2025, the Democratic Progressive Party won the national election and a key campaign promise had been free secondary education. Investigations in January 2026 revealed that although there were real challenges both money and new students had arrived at Zingwangwa Secondary School.[5]
The MP from 2025 for Soche Zingwangwa was Fredokiss Kalua.[6]
Notable residents
[edit]- Mary Chilima, second lady, was born here in 1980.[7]
- Vera Kamtukule, Minister of Tourism, was born in 1981 in Blantyre and she moved to Zingwangwa when she was seven.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Malawi schools list". www.sdnp.org.mw. Archived from the original on 17 September 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- 1 2 mipadmin (26 June 2011). "Zingwangwa twinning". Management In Practice. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Blantyre Sleepover Challenge". www.scotland-malawipartnership.org. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Malawi Rolls Out Cholera Vaccine to Contain Outbreak". Voice of America. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ Mtemang’ombe, Eric (6 January 2026). "Free secondary education gets K3.8bn disbursement". Nation Online. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "MP Fredokiss Kalua Takes SONA to His Constituency, Engages Communities in Soche, Zingwangwa, Nkolokosa, Calling for People-Driven Development". www.nyasatimes.com. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "Mary Chilima: earns second masters, wins awards". Nation Online. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2026.