Malawi@61: Local Firm Luthando Outshines Foreign Investors with Patriotic Independence Gift

The company has provided the motorcycles to seven paramount traditional leaders: Chiefs Kawinga (Machinga), Lundu (Chikwawa), Mbelwa (Mzimba), Kyungu (Karonga), Kaduya (Mulanje and Phalombe), Chikulamayembe (Rumphi), and Gomani V (Ntcheu). These motorcycles are aimed at easing the daily mobility needs of messengers and aides who support the chiefs in their crucial community-based duties.

While many foreign companies continue to repatriate profits with little tangible benefit to the communities they operate in, Luthando is charting a different path—investing back into Malawi, strengthening local governance structures, and recognizing the cultural bedrock of the nation. The company says the donation is a show of appreciation for the traditional leaders’ role in preserving heritage, resolving local disputes, and spearheading community development.

“Our belief is simple: empowering our traditional leaders means empowering Malawi,” said a spokesperson for Luthando Holdings. “These motorcycles are more than a gift—they’re a commitment to community connectivity and national pride.”

In an era where loyalty to nation often takes a backseat to profit, Luthando’s gesture is a timely reminder that patriotism doesn’t always wave a flag—it sometimes rides in on two wheels.