The kwacha replaced other types of currency, namely the UK pound sterling, the South African rand and the Rhodesian dollar, that had previously circulated through the Malawian economy.
Yobe was the first player to be transferred for 1 million kwacha when he moved from Telecom Wanderers to local rival Big Bullets.
Zambian kwacha | Malawian kwacha | Malawian general election, 1994 | Malawian democracy referendum, 1993 | 2012 Malawian constitutional crisis | 2011 Malawian protests | 2011 Malawian Air Fouling Legislation |
According to Anjimile Oponyo who was going to be the director of Madonna's school, the singer paid the villagers more than 16 million Malawian kwacha (about $115,000) to compensate them for their houses.