|
 March 2025
March is the third month of the year and has 31 days. It's named after Mars, the Roman god of war. Here, in the Northern Hemisphere, it is the beginning of spring. The days get longer and flowers bloom. Of course, in Malawi the 3rd of March is a public holiday, observed to honour those who lost their lives on that date in 1959 when the State of Emergency was declared leading to disturbances throughout the country following the arrest and detention of prominent ANC activists including the future President, Hastings Kamusu Banda. How many of our members are there now that were there on duty that day?
 !EXCLUSIVE! ~ Nyasaland, A bit of Background History
How many of us, during our time in Nyasaland, took more than a passing interest in the historical origins of the country? Well Vanessa did and she has put together a quite comprehensive article about those early days. We are honoured to share her hard work and it appears here on the "Items of Interst" page. To enjoy and, belated perhaps, learn a great deal click here |
This month, from Volume 4 of Colin Baker's books Jackie Morgan recalls her meeting with Ian and their subseqent marriage at Zomba in 1950 ~ Click here to read it
Matey's Memoirs - In chapters three, four and five, of his latest proposed book Robin Martin writes of the time he spent in the Nyasaland Police. Courtesy of his daughter, Anne Blackman, these chapters have been made
available to us and Part 5 of Chapter 5 can now be viewed on the Items of Interest page.
Barry Thorne - From his book, "A Varied Life", Barry has generously volunteered to share those chapters relating to Nyasaland via this website over the next month or so. This month, now available on the Items of Interest page, he tells of his time in Special Branch.
 Chit-Chat Re-visited (2015) In the News
British Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, undertook a widespread visit to Africa in early 1960 arriving in Nyasaland on Monday 25th January. It was here that rather a hostile reception had been prepared for him by several hundred Africans carrying placards and shouting slogans generally calling for the release of Dr Banda from detention - the State of Emergency still being in force at the time. So, although during his visit there were some clashes with the police at Chileka and Blantyre these were by no means so serious as Press reports would suggest. Click here to view the Movietone News coverage of the visit and although Peter Long is clearly there who else can you recognise?
Origin: Ken Wilkinson - August 2015
|
NEWSLETTER No 1 of 2022
Click here to read, print or download
Click here to view the
General Data Protection Regulation
Copyright: Nyasaland Police Association |
 | 
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT
Your news, comments, photographs, etc, relating to the Nyasaland Police, this website or anything otherwise relevant are very welcome. Tell us about your experiences, send us some pictures and let us have your views on the reunions, their venues, food and accommodation, etc. Submit by post or telephone but preferably by email please to the Webmaster at nyasa.police@gmail.com
|
|
|
|
