Influencer
Tamia Ja
Award-winning content creator with 1.5 million Facebook followers and a habit of saying it straight.
Quick answer: Tamia Ja, real name Hannah Jabesi, is a Malawian content creator born in December 2000. She posts comedy, entertainment gossip and blunt political commentary to more than 1.5 million Facebook followers, and won Content Creator of the Year at the MBC Entertainers of the Year awards for 2024. Her outspoken posts have also brought her complaints, police trouble and court cases.
Who she is
Tamia Ja, also written Tamia J or Tamia Jah, is the online name of Hannah Jabesi. She describes herself as a blogger, content creator and dog breeder who covers entertainment and political news, with “multiple content categories in one place”.
Her style is unfiltered. She reacts to trending stories, roasts celebrities and politicians, and says what many people only whisper. Fans love the honesty; critics say she crosses lines.
A big online following
Her Facebook page has more than 1.5 million followers, one of the largest audiences of any Malawian creator, and she also posts short clips on TikTok.
In February 2025 she was named Content Creator of the Year at the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation’s Entertainers of the Year awards for 2024.
Feuds and fights
Online spats are part of her brand. In 2024 she publicly criticised the song “Vacation” by Malawian-American rapper JB, who answered her live on Facebook. In 2025 a long feud with fellow socialite Chawezi Banda, known as Cha Cha, ended up in court, with Cha Cha seeking injunctions and damages for defamation.
Trouble with the law
In 2024 she was arrested on theft allegations. The same year the National AIDS Commission warned her for a Facebook post that it said revealed a woman’s HIV status without consent, which the HIV and AIDS Act forbids, and ordered her to delete it and apologise. The case went to court in Lilongwe, and in June 2025 the court refused her request to drop the case. A magistrate also ordered her arrest after she missed hearings.
In February 2025 she accused Lingadzi Police of keeping MK1.2 million of her money and her passport after a search of her home. We could not find a reported verdict in any of these cases.
Tamia Ja
- Real name
- Hannah Jabesi
- Also known as
- Tamia J, Tamia Jah
- Born
- December 2000
- Known for
- Comedy, celebrity and political commentary
- Followers
- 1.5 million+ on Facebook
- Award
- Content Creator of the Year, MBC Entertainers of the Year 2024
FAQ
What is Tamia Ja’s real name?
Hannah Jabesi.
How old is Tamia Ja?
She was born in December 2000, so she is 25 until her birthday in December 2026.
How many followers does Tamia Ja have?
More than 1.5 million on Facebook, plus a TikTok following.
What award did Tamia Ja win?
Content Creator of the Year at the MBC Entertainers of the Year awards for 2024.
Why has Tamia Ja been in court?
Mainly over a 2024 Facebook post that the National AIDS Commission said revealed someone’s HIV status, and a 2025 defamation fight with socialite Cha Cha.
