... and I was one of your first-form English students...Great to see your comment. You played a great role in bringing up many of us.

This is a brainwashing model that extends colonization. These kids are taught to hTe their culture and elevate the white culture. BANDA WAS SO COLONILIZED MENTALLY LOL

... indeed, “thanks for this post.”... not a Malawian, your opinion of this is commended just having watched this and felt also that it was a great idea with noble intentions which if carried through and maintained will be very fruitful... sustaining it is what the problem is... because heaven knows Africa needs discipline... this was impressive! and for those who are quick to scream and see any associating with western ideas and culture as a continuation of colonialisation and brainwashing, the simple question is; what order of governance do you or is your modern nation styled after? ... is it not in the west that the so-called founding fathers of The independence movements and subsequently founding fathers of African independence get their ideas and education? ... and is it not that the current world order is based on western culture and ideas? Say something otherwise and wait to be shown the fool or idiot you are.

@@mounbakko5871 I think those who regard adapting western ideas and practices in areas of life where they have been demonstrated to work better than other approaches is misguided perhaps, but calling one a fool or an idiot for that is a bit harsh.

@@trackmonger thanks… but being formal with what is going on in Africa is akin to encouraging it… it is time to say it openly… being respectful is of no use… if anyone does not agree, they have to come up with a method or system that works….until then idiots and fools is not harsh… my friend, political correctness is a social illness… speak up vociferously.

I myself am a product of King's college in Uganda, it was an elite school with 21 European teachers and one African headmaster and 2 African teachers. I am a doctor now and this video brings nice nostalgic memories. So much is very similar to my alma mater. Thanks for the video.

Good question. Are any in industry or owning large commercial farms contributing to the GDP.

I am asking myself the same question. Have they come back to plough back in Malawi for the upliftment of their own people or they just emigrated to Europe since they learnt their languages?

i think we need to take stock of these opportuned learners..where are they..what have they contributed back to society..is there anyone who has tried to continue this philosophy of the Founder to aid and empower the intellectually potential but financially disabled...has the dream, aspiration, vision of the Founder been realised and to what extent...

Obviously some are in diaspora and some are here holding high positions in both the public as well as private sector. This is the same with those who graduated from the public universities.

At least a comment who shares my thoughts on this lunatic tyrant. He betrayed his humble people so much.

@@rodrigofonseca6241 I am a Malawian in my 40's. Contrary to our thoughts, we did respect and love him and never felt betrayed. He is no better or worse than Western leaders.

@@rodrigofonseca6241 There is a whole cultural context you do not understand.

@@Nabiyeni100 What cultural context? Kamuzu himself was an Afro Victorian, he had no regard for African culture, or any respect for Black people as evidenced by the fact that Black Malawians were not allowed to teach in the academy. So what culture exactly are you talking about?

@@lekis5975 during the opening of this academy there was not yet well qualified malawians to teach there.

When I was there in 2003 it was pretty much the same... you had to pay the full fees... but a few from around the country were chosen and GVT paid for their expenses each year..

This devil wasn't a visionary rather a deciever and this Ka is one of the ways he used to decive Malawi and the world at large. The proof is that you don't see the fruits of the Ka.even those who claim to have been there, look around and you will be surprised to see them at a corner Akusuta fodya wa kampopi. And it is said he used to feed them with pigs, shame, moire to the devil in hell

How do you mean? You think ignorance is the recipe for colonialism.. ?

@@hillcrestprofessionalservi3502 Ignorance of any oppressed people must be placed in context. In this case of Kamazu Academy, you must historicize why its founder found it fitting to construct such a school. One cannot ignore how African states in general were colonised by both brute force and indoctrination in the name of 'civilization. The history of private school's across Africa reflect the extended epistemic agenda of the colonialists who were responsible for their existence. Mini Britains, mini Portugals, mini Frances all introduced to Africans in the service of the colonial agenda at the expense of our own rich African cultures/traditions. Former president Hastings Banda was an unashamed colonised mind and this school bears testimony to support his mental victimhood.

@@drtshepomvulanemoloi9567 I am sorry but I disagree with you..We Africans and black people accross the world are gradually allowing ourselves to be railroaded into the idea that anything western or foreign is bad.. Banda did a detour from most African dictators by building an elite school for the best minds from his country regardless of background.. Normally what dictators do to perpetuate themselves in power is that they destroy the public school system and make it near impossible for people from lowly background to access good education because of the fear that the products of a good school system will one day come and challenge his power and authority. This is not to say Banda did well in other areas but on this particular subject, i have to say he did excellent.

@@hillcrestprofessionalservi3502 I was simply responding to your clarity seeking question, that you posed to me, I am not in the least concerned about whether you agree or not with me. Different strokes for different folks.

@@drtshepomvulanemoloi9567 Okay. Fair play to you. You are not here to discuss how perhaps Africa may progress but rather to state your disdain for the colonizers. I get it.

A trick: watch movies on Flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching all kinds of movies these days.

@Magnus Clay definitely, been watching on Flixzone} for months myself =)

If only we had continued on this path, Malawi would have been developed.

Jennifer Dobbie

And it was a (neo)colonial project to the core! High quality education does not equate to a European curriculum or Western cultural values. It seems it was more of a Westernisation project.

@@mtsitsa I agree!

I have the same feeling sadly.

That's is not true check some RSA lectures U will find Malawians with PhDs

Well it's no longer financed by the state, so presumably now the 100s of schools, and the University are now well funded Or are you making a cheap political point?

What u plp speaking??? Now i mean .you can't compete if you cant speak the language

@@davegraham3486 I meant back then. Hence the "could've". Or did you miss that part?

From your name I can assume you are from Kenya. So you will be familiar with most of the schools in Kenya that were founded on such principles. Alliance, Nairobi School, Lenana School, Moi Girls Eldoret, etc. simply taught Western Culture to Africans. As Africa was in its early stages of independence, clerical skills were lacking to run government, interact with foreign diplomats, engage in the United Nations and so forth. Africans needed exposure to schools in Cambridge and Oxford and Havard and to repatriate the skills for the development in Africa. Such schools were ideal for this. Whether it succeeded in its mission is another discussion. As someone says in the comments, it was a transplant. A transplant may whither, or it may bloom. And one must admit at the time, these skills were relevant at the time. Granted, it looks absurd in today's society.

@@loremipsum6484 WRONG. Those schools you mentioned were established for colonial students not African natives.

@@edwinotieno9470 I said established "for the same purpose". I did not say established "by the same person."

@@loremipsum6484 And you are wrong. Research on your own I don't go back and forth with empty talk with zero facts/evidence

ha ha ha