Timwa Lipenga in conversation with The Nation on forthcoming book ‘Lomathinda: Rose Chibambo Speaks’
Author Timwa Lipenga discussed the forthcoming Logos Open Culture publication Lomathinda: Rose Chibambo Speaks with The Nation‘s Arts Editor Edith Gondwe last week.
In the interview with The Nation, Lipenga explains why she decided to interview Rose Chibambo,
I read around several women, but felt drawn towards Mrs Rose Chibambo because although I had studied Malawian history, her name did not feature that much as a key player in the fight for independence. I felt there was so much to learn about her life.
The book traces the life of Malawi’s first female politician, Rose Chibambo. Chibambo reflects on her life from birth to her return to Malawi following a 29-year exile. Chibambo founded the women’s league to resist British imperial rule. On independence, she joined Malawi’s first cabinet, but then she was forced into exile by Life President Hastings Kamuzu Banda following the 1964 Cabinet Crisis. Lipenga situates Chibambo’s words and story in social, culture and historical context.
Lomathinda: Rose Chibambo Speaks is the first book about Chibambo’s life. Production has been made possible with funding from the Embassy of Switzerland to Zimbabwe and Malawi.
Lomathinda: Rose Chibambo Speaks will be available for purchase in December 2019.
Image (c) Timwa Lipenga.