Bullets coach Ramadhan risk being arrested: ‘Working illegally in Malawi’

March 5, 2015 Elijah Phimbi -Nyasa Times 74 Comments

Immigration department of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal security has confirmed that Bullets F.C Head Coach Nsazurwimo Ramadhan risk being arrested if he continues to work in the country because he does not possess a work permit.

Ramadhan : Working without permit
Ramadhan : Working without permit

Immigration Public Relations Officer Martha Gonondo told MBC Radio that Ramadhan is only allowed to live in Malawi just as a visitor hence a need for his employers [Bullets] to process his work permit.

“Our records shows that he just came here in Malawi for a visit and not to work.

“Our office is therefore asking his employers [Bullets] to work on his work permit and if that is not done, he will be deported,” warned Gonondo.

Gonondo could however not be drawn to comment on the grace period given to Ramadhan and Bullets to process the much needed documents.

But in reaction to the news, Bullets F.C Chairperson Kondie Msungama denied that Ramadhan is full time employed by Bullets.

Msungama said the coach and the club is working on the same to make sure he gets the papers.

“We haven’t employed him until his work permit is finalized but as of now he has just been extending his days of staying in Malawi which means he is not employed and never signed any employment contract with us” he said.

According to the Bullets Chair, Ramadhan’s involvement in football is part of cheering which is in line with the papers he has at the mean time.

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74 replies on “Bullets coach Ramadhan risk being arrested: ‘Working illegally in Malawi’”

  2. Can Immigration Department act? The guy is coaching and BB is saying he is not working. What do you mean? RSA has now changed laws. The South African government does not issue work permits in South Africa. U have to apply in your country.
    Ramadan is living illegally. Can Immigration Department must act. In fact, let them move from company to company to check on foreign nationals who are working illegally. They have to deported and the company employing illegal immigrants should be prosecuted.

  6. Alot of people work without work permits in Malawi.You will find many of them in Asian shops.Most of them claim to have lost their passports and Malawian authorities are not doing anything.

  7. I would have thought he is in bleach of immigration law by working as a visitor, and as such, shouldn’t he be arrested and deported? Bata have questions to answer ie, what checks did they do to check his legality to work?

  9. this is nothing .lets talk about real issues Malawians. Malawians full of hatred and jealousy.

  11. Ku Bullets kwathuku zinthu sizili bwino. Zafikapa sizampira. Kondie think twice plz

  20. How was he registered with CAF 4 the team 2 travel 2 Comoros and now soon 2 Sudan, players and technical team r registered and what documents did BB use 4 the coach. ? Any player’s documentation is up 2date he is left out on a trip so this guy needs 2 face the law or once FIFA knows of using a coach illegally BB wil b suspended. Smell the coffee.

  21. Adziwa mmene Bulletss yakwapula Fomboni ndi Caps United. Kuipa mitima basi mbava zikulowa tsiku ndi tsikuzi simukuziona enanso mukuchita kwalowetsa inu amene.

  26. This is gross mis-use of the legal government work permit scheme. It is not upto the state to push for the law to be upheld. And the due process of law requires the said person to be outside the country before the case can even be considered; for him to apply whilst in the country means that the law had been hoodwinked. It means the reason for coming to Malawi was illegal, it was not to visit but to work illegally.

    Bullets should be fined and the culprit sent packing or risk being thrown in jail! Laws are meant to be followed by everyone.

  28. Amenewa ndi a Nyerere akutokosa zimenezo. Yambai kaye kuthamangitsa amwenye akuzunza aMalawiwa.Ziphaso alibenso. Mmakampanimu alipo ambirimbiri.

  29. Interesting comment from kondi he says he is cheering who? Aone za tom aidoo ameneyu

  31. Govt should not tolerate this.The guy is clearly working and it’s wrong for Kondi to test the IQ of Malawians by saying he is here on holiday yet he coaches and speaks as a coach for Bullets.Kondi if not careful you can be arrested for aiding a foreigner to work in Malawi illegally.i love Bullets but this crookedness I dont like

  32. naonso akumuikira kumbuyowo sadziwa malamulo a immigration how can someone get involved in activities that generates income on a visting visa ameneyo sakuyenera kupanga kalikonse as far as money is concerned tonse tikudziwa kuti coachyo akukocha bullets ndipo akupatsidwa ma allowance malamulo a immigration salola kwina kuli konse ameneyo ayenera apangidwe deport adzipita kwao nanunso a immigration simukuyenera kupepha kuti mugwire ntchito extension of a visting visa does not allow people like him to work period

  33. Boma lathu ndi logona kwabasi muli ma foreiners Ambiri muno ena mwa iwo ali mu ma NGO’s umu koma boma lingoti mphhwiiiii.

  34. thus stupit nosence imgration wy begging arrest while you have evidence on suspects do you job NOT kondi should direct you to do your job make sure the work permit should be done at his own country before visiting Malawi zopusa nanunso a media mukalemba zinthu mochedwa kumakauza imigration osawauza apolice ngati kuli kuyikilana kumbuyo kukachitickere kupolice komweko can’t you remember our brothers in RSA during zemofobia some were evicted even that they had work permit and citizen ship Malawi work do no lough on stupid thing like this no matters what funny he brings to us he has to go restart process. I should hear that this has happened before 72hrs.

  36. Vuto ndi chani? A Malawi sa kuchita business. That is why alendo akuchita zonsezi. I’ve kwathu ndi kupemphapempha basi. Ziti ku malo ena umapeza mile do kuchita rent Munda ndi ku ulema ntchito Mwini mundawo yolima vegetables. Mile do kumalemera, Mwini Munda ali mbuuu!

  37. Amangidwe apite kwawo no matter what malamulo akutero. Tikusunga ma foreigners mbava muno khalidwe longa ili la a Nsungama loyikira kumbuyo dzigawenga. Ramadhani ndi chigawenga part of boco haram group. He should pack and go or………

  42. I wanted to write the same comments written by Ujeni, analyst, Arthur G Mtambo and others. Malawi govt is abig joke. We have allowed foreigners to stay and operate illegally in this country. Go to Karonga, Mzuzu, Lilongwe, Blantyre and you will find a lot of Nigerians, Somalis, Burundians, ma chinese even amwenye operating illegally here ndikumazuzaso a malawi ndipo police mkumawaikiraso kumbuyo. Our land policy is also weak. Anthu awa agula malo mkukhazikika. Tsiku lino tidzadzuka mkuuzidwa kuti sikwathu dziko titagulitsa. Inuyo a immigration bwanji osapanga za amenewa kaye bwanji? Sout africa inakhwimitsaso za maukwati coz amabwera mkukwatira the stranded sisters kenako akapeza ma licence thru them mkuwataya. Inuyo a immigration ndi anyerere takuonani. Ndale ku Malawi kuno sizikutithandiza. Tiyeni tikonde dziko lathu a Malawi. Ku mchesi mpaka msomali adasankhidwa mfumu, koma zoona? Ine ndadabwaso kuzindikira kuti nyuma yanga ndazunguliridwa ndi ma Somali ndi ma burundi. Immigration dept yopusa zedi

  43. Fultime or part time he needs work permit. And we don’t need a signed agreement to confirm he is working , inference from conduct can confirm that.

  44. Ha ha ha ha ha ha, Kondi tell people the truth, how can he just come here and Cheer, may be i dont understand the word Cheering, you and your guys choose him to be the head coach, how can he just Cheer and yet he is a head coach of a big club like Bullets process his working permits please, musatichititse manyazi Neba.

  45. Burundians are operating businesses in Malawi the so called immigration just sitting phwii. ZIPHUPHU BASI. COME TO MZUZU AND SEE. SOME HAVE EVEN BRIBED THE CHIEVES TO OBTAIN CITIZENSHIPS.

  47. Does it mean all the Nigerian, Burundi, Congolese, Somalians doing hawker business have work permit? If so how do a country develop if it offers foregners business permits to open stupid hawkers as business. Pali nzeru pamenepa? Stupid Malawi govt.

  49. Please fomalise if true. Amalawi, tell your million-plus brothers, uncles, sisters and Aunts working illegally in South Africa to get permits. Mwagwa nayo.

  51. Poor Immigration Dept! We have loads of foreigners working illegally here; some end up getting Malawian passports after bribing the Immigration Officers! But for a Malawian like me to have a passport, it takes years, and years! SHAME on YOU Immigration….!

  55. Choyamba mufufuzeni Kondi kuti ndi Mmalawi.He has a Zimbabwean mum (alive) and a Zambian dad (late).He is not a Msungama.The sister to his mother was married to a Malawian wa nseu ya Chikwawa.What can you expect from such a man. A immigration yambirani Kondi kanaka kochi.His young brother who runs car hire in Lilongwe is a true son of Malawi born from The Lilongwe business tycoon of those days.Ndi chifukwa chake akuchitira chipongwe ma coach a bwino a chi Malawi.Ndangodutsamo.

  56. this just tells us how weak our immigration is, is not only him we have alot of foreiners working illigally in malawi this is a wake up call to you immigation officers to check ups to all immigrants who are here temporally, i tell you 90 percent are working illigally

  57. Neba tsopano , Chawona Mzako chapita mawa chili pa iwe ,Zaka izo Neba unakanena Ku immigration kuti AIDO goal keeper wa Wanderers amuthamangitse popeza mumkati alibe work permit.Basi Rammadani adzipita ngati alibe work permit zadilu ayi.

  59. The Problem here is ” HE ISSTAYING IN MW without immigration Authority”, Nkhani siyaManoma ayi, mupangileni processiyo kenako apatsidwe oky, akhala nthawi yotalika bwanji nanga akudzatani?!. Izozo ndizaiwo a Immigration osato Nomads ayi, a Beforwad akudya money asiyeni inu just blame abale anu mbuli yophunzilayi Kondie ndi 40 omwe akuti munthuyu anabwelera kudzachemelera team, izizo ngati a Msungama ndizonveka kwa mwana wanu obeleka inuyo osati Reasonless ngati Imeneyo mkumauza a Immigration Officers? Ehh waishosha!!!. Ochemelera Team amakhala pa Bench mkumacocha Team?

  60. When did you know that He (Ramadhan is working illegally? Tulo tili ku Malawi, eeeeeeish. In other countries, this is totally unacceptable. You cannot even go far. Tinayamba kumva kalekale za Ramadhan pano ndiye muziti fweemfwee. Musova

  62. If he was employed media ikadawulula kale za salary yake. He is still looking.

    Koma Kondi Msungama, ukuwonjeza bodza.

    1. # search me
      Not only working without papers but they ‘ re very rough and arrogant people

  64. does anybody in this country know what they’re doing? aliyense azitionelela chonchi guys? munthu wagwira kale ntchito mwezi watunthu mukungowona. wadya money komanso wakayenda nawo ku fomboni uko. mulibe anthu a jack up ku immigrationiko kapena nonse ndi a tulo apa mukuzindikila lero? shatap!

  65. Mwayambapo a Malawi. Zinthu zikamakhala ngati ziyende bwino, kuponyerana ma spanner basi. I thought the best would be to assist this Ramadan or whatever you call him to get the necessary papers? Some of you are saying we have better local coaches who are jobless? Really? We should be proud of the spoils the Bullets have brought home other than pulling them down “Akhale opanda coach tifanane syndrome” Zangondikumbutsa mbuzi zija zimakamang’ala ku Global fund on an issue we could solve within our boarders.

  67. Stupid Kondi Msungama, He is cheering at the same time earning some money translated to working illegally, Immigration dept which provisions are you using to warn him to sort out his papers?

  68. Waku immigrationiyo ndi manoma.
    Mukulephera kumanga azungu akugwira ntchito ku Kayelekera mopanda makalata obvomelezeka, basi bize kuoimbana ndi BB.
    Munya nonse, yaku Zimbabwe ija ndi iuo tayithowa dzulo lija.

  69. Surely, this Msungama dude is a moron! How does Ramadhan come all the way just to cheer Bullets? Who is Msungama trying to fool here? Does he think we are asleep? Crazy dude!

  70. Kick him out,there are so many deserving local coarches who can perfom his duties better who are jobless

  71. A country with no destination. Grow up and run the place accordingly. There are so many foreigners here without proper documentation. Yet politicians are busy with sloppy laws.
    We need a robust and practical way to advance from our inherent poverty.

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