Zingwangwa

Zingwangwa
Zingwangwa is located in Malawi
Zingwangwa
Zingwangwa
Location in Malawi
Coordinates: 15°49′7″S 35°0′55″E / 15.81861°S 35.01528°E / -15.81861; 35.01528
Country Malawi
RegionSouthern Region
DistrictBlantyre District
Time zoneUTC+2

Zingwangwa is a settlement within the Malawian city of Blantyre.

Description

Zingwangwa has several schools, a secondary school 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.

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. 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.

WHO representative Dr. Gertrude Chapotera speaking during the launch of cholera vaccination campaign in Zingwangwa township in 2022

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.

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.

The MP from 2025 for Soche Zingwangwa was Fredokiss Kalua.

Notable residents

References

  1. ↑ "Malawi schools list". www.sdnp.org.mw. Archived from the original on 17 September 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 mipadmin (26 June 2011). "Zingwangwa twinning". Management In Practice. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Blantyre Sleepover Challenge". www.scotland-malawipartnership.org. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Malawi Rolls Out Cholera Vaccine to Contain Outbreak". Voice of America. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  5. ↑ Mtemang’ombe, Eric (6 January 2026). "Free secondary education gets K3.8bn disbursement". Nation Online. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Mary Chilima: earns second masters, wins awards". Nation Online. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2026.