: the basic monetary unit of Malawi and Zambia see Money Table
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Every month, each household contributes 1,000 kwachas, or 58 cents, to provide a schoolroom for the youngest children.—
Erika Page,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 Apr. 2025 Buying sanitary pads, which cost around 1,900 kwacha for a pack of 10, on a monthly basis is typically out of the question.—
Kang-Chun Cheng,
The Christian Science Monitor,
5 Dec. 2024 The doctors are still waiting for a CT scan; the test was delayed because the family couldn’t afford the 900 kwacha ($66) fee, McDonald says, and had to wait several days for a subsidy to be granted by social workers.—
Oliver Staley,
Quartz Africa,
30 Dec. 2019 On Monday, the kwacha weakened 1 percent against the dollar, the most globally, to its lowest level in almost six weeks.—
Paul Wallace,
Bloomberg.com,
19 Feb. 2018
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Etymology
Bemba or Chichewa (Bantu language of Malawi), literally, it dawns