A secretive 5am coronation in Salima has exploded into a full-blown cultural and political crisis, laying bare deep cracks within the Chewa people and raising questions about legitimacy, power and the future of one of Malawi’s largest ethnic groups. In an extraordinary act of defiance, Makewana—the revered spiritual custodian of Chewa tradition—crowned Raphael Nowa Phiri […] The post Chewa Kingship Showdown: Dawn Coronation Exposes Deep Rifts, Power Struggles And Competing Claims to A Fractured Nation appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. Read more