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Malawi’s Musician cum politician Joseph Tembo dies

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The late Joseph Tembo

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Long time musician who later joined politics, Joseph Tembo, on Thursday afternoon died at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe.

According to a family member, Gasta Bondo, Tembo has died after a short illness.

Burial will take place on Sunday in Chikhwawa where Tembo originally hailed from.

Tembo rose to stardom in music in the early 2000 with his unique mastery of musical instruments.

In 2009, he joined politics and won a parliamentary seat in his home constituency in Chikhwaya on Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ticket.

Richard Kayenda

I hold a bachelor’s degree in languages obtained from Mzuzu University. Since 2016, I have been working for Maravi Post as a reporter of local news; particularly from the Northern Region of Malawi. My main news areas are politics, business, sports and many more. Besides reporting, I also write news analyses on current affairs just to share informed opinions on news that matter in Malawi. By now I have a five year practical experience in online news reporting and I look forward to growing more professionally while raising the bar of Maravi Post; in order to make it a household name, as we keep our readership informed, edutained and updated on a daily basis.


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