Mkaka ‘caused a scene, behaved strangely,’ reports South Africa paper: Chakwera had 65-member Malawi delegation on 2-day visit
Malawian foreign minister Eisenhower Mkaka is dominating news in South Africa media is reporting that he behaved strangely during President Lazarus Chakwera’s visit to South Africa and caused a scene when he was not allowed to board the plane at Waterkloof Air Force Base.
Mkaka was part of Chakwera’s advance mission, which meant he arrived in South Africa earlier than the Malawian president, who arrived on Thursday and disembarked at OR Tambo International Airport.
According to law, only the 17 members of Chakwera’s delegation who had disembarked at Waterkloof were allowed to fly from there again. When Chakwera wanted to leave on Friday, there were 65 members in his delegation in total, but the South Africans stood firm on the law.
The Daily Marverick reports that Mkaka, who is also secretary general of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) of President Chakwera was “literally spitting fire, as if he was planning something that didn’t work out.”
Mkaka was eventually forced to go to OR Tambo with the rest of the delegation to embark from there, causing a massive delay.
Nyasa Times reported on Sunday that Mkaka met Prophet Shephered Bushiri the Enlightened Church Gathering (ECG) church founder in South Africa on Tuesday, a day before Bushiri is reported to have left the country. Mkaka, however, told BBC reporter Nomsa Maseko that Bushiri’s return to Malawi “was done in his personal capacity and [he] received no help through official channels.”
Meanwhile, Mkaka continues to dominate the news in the reputable Daily Marverick news over his ministry issuing a stinging statement complaining that the departure of Chakwera’s aircraft from Waterkloof Air Force Base on Friday had been delayed by seven hours, mainly because South African authorities wouldn’t allow the Malawian foreign minister and some other officials to board.
The Malawi government said the delay had been caused by SA’s “inexplicable refusal” to allow Chakwera’s advance party to board his plane at Waterkloof Air Force Base.
The statement said South African authorities had cited “unspecified security reasons” for its refusal. Pretoria had initially also refused — “for no apparent reason” — to allow the Malawians to fly the presidential plane to Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport to pick up the advance party. But it had eventually allowed that after several more hours of delay.
Malawi said it was “justified in its dissatisfaction with the unspecified security reasons cited for the refusal”. It said Chakwera’s plane had been parked at Waterkloof military airbase, a highly secure facility, throughout his visit.
The statement also complained that the passports and luggage of the advance team had been thoroughly checked by uniformed police officers and not immigration officers.
It said that all the Malawian delegation’s luggage had been loaded on to Chakwera’s plane by South African military personnel and at the time of the scheduled departure of the plane at 3.30pm, there had been dozens of SA security personnel on the ground, who inspected the plane, its cargo and every passenger on entry.
These “unacceptable and unsatisfactory” security procedures and the delay they caused had “breached diplomatic protocols commensurate with the dignity of President Chakwera’s office and person”. However, the Malawi government welcomed the SA government’s statement “exculpating President Chakwera from false allegations dominating the South African media that his presidential plane was used as a conduit for trafficking two Malawians wanted by South African authorities”.
But the statement complained that Pretoria had not acknowledged that its treatment of Chakwera on his departure was “improper and incongruous to the warm hospitality he received upon his arrival”.
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South African officials were surprised ndi chinamtindi mpaka 65 , thus why they wanted thorough checks
65 member entourage for a two day visit! Mindset change indeed!
when a Nation has a foreign Affairs Minister who dont even know international relationships and protocols.
MR MKAKA you are a shame to us Malawians living outside Malawi…
Way too much drama for me, I can’t keep up!!! I’m going to switch off this saga completely!!!!!!
Mkaka is a mafia and he indeed smuggled Bushiri to Malawi. Mkaka did this risky job to rescue Bushiri from the Rainbow nation in appreciation to the big funding Bushiri assisted the Chakwera presidential campaign. MCP through Mkaka could not do otherwise other than applying all tactics to trick the SA government and brought back their donor
if these people would release Sabao who was serving 10 years jail after he only served 8 months yet his only assistance to MCP was just prophesing that Chakwera would win and I am sure they would go an extra mile to bring back Bushiri who was supporting them financially and the courts will grand them bail because they were part of the syndicate to remove APM
Whilest the Mkakas and other many others thieves are busy making themselves rich and deprive Malawi of its reputation, resources and opportunities. Let’s be listening to the Motivation talks untill 2025,
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Thus unfair, why do people just try to go straight into judgement…thus jealous at its best…kumangokhala owawidwa mtima without reason
Alekeni anamalira ka DPP kachipani Ka Tidye Izi ndi za Ambwiye ….That’s what they used to say when plundering govt resources …Okha okha akanganya a MTL Ltd ….Asiyeni aliri pano Malawi ndi wa Tonse I don’t have to declare that my mother comes Phalombe in order to get favours from the Powers that be ….
I think the president made a mistake from the go. Trusting people of very low if not no integrity to run the country because they are known or rich. Shame. Being in govt let alone cabinet means required to show high levels of accountability, professionalism and integrity. I said this only 7 of the cabinet members are people that can deriver at the highest level, the rest are there to get more richer, buy land, make deals , earn themselves a fortune etc. Because they are people with no leadership, brains, patriotic heart and not professionals. I sadly have to assure the president you will do more dirty work to clear these boys messy , you called for it by making poor appointments based to appease something only you know. Dpp was unforgivably trush, your mcp might only follow suit.
Mind you, you might be a person of integrity. But no one will remember that if your children are unruly and lack in so many ways. Not giving this gvt too much hope.
Mkaka is to mcp same as Mchacha was to dpp.
Mkaka is educated. Mchacha is not
So ? Mutharikas were equally educated,but,.
Malawi needs to understand international travel protocols. If you land at an international airport, you must also depart from an international aiport. Malawi delegation displayed ignorance of the highest order. You do not arrive at an international airport and then depart from Waterkloof arny base? Secondly, a presidential plane is not a bus that every jim and jack can embark and disembark on at any point. Protol must be followed. Mkaka and friends tamaphunzurani please.
Which International Travel Protocols are you talking about. As long as an airport has immigration officials you can leave using that airport. As far as I know the SA military makes special arrangements with the Department of Immigration whenever a foreign delegation is going to use Waterkloof Air Force Base.
Mbuli ina ndi iyi. Nafuneya. Watercloof is like Pentagone in USA. Only VIPs are allowed to use the facility. The president arrived with 17 delegates which SA security teams had on record. He was supposed to use the same facility when leaving without scrutuniy. Now this Mkaka guy ndi Mbuzi zina they thought akukakwela Munorurama. The protocal team must be reprimanded for being unproffeional. Tatopa nanu a Malawi mukabwela kuno ku SA ndi umbuli wanuwo. Mumatichitsa manyazi.
There is nothing to fear here. Our president was held hostage. Period. Hate Mkaka at your own risk. He is the most closest and trusted minister of the good president. Die with hate or forget about it stupid and senseless cadets. Mxieww
I am DPP supporter but for the action done by Mkaka, I salute him. SA people think they are the wisest and they think because we are poor, they can just say or do anything they want, Bravo Mkaka, you are a very courageous person, asatizolowere, iyaaa! After all, the leaving of Prophet and his wife from a such an advanced country with all security in it, was like David killing Goliath with a sling and stone. Achita manyazi osati masewera ai, a blow pa mphuno dhala!
a Malawi ntchito kupita ndi nsabwe mayiko eni. Bravo mkaka
wachani. This chimafuta goba needs to get his greasy face to Malawi and develop his country osati fwaka fwaka kwa eni. Africans like to go kwa eni instead of developing their own and then cry when the meet racist, xenophic people. Which south african do you see coming to malawi for anything. nyau fumbi lokha lokha . HAHAHAH
nkaka is a certified bastard. if chakwera is wearing a bad name it is because of Nkaka, chimwendo Banda and Sean Kampondeni. These three are going to lead Chakwera to his downfall. last time chakwera used to accuse APM of taking with him a large entourage but him had 65 hand clappers and party cronies and relative accompanying him. some body in account in foreign affairs told me that so far Chakwera has blown over USD3.5m on the trips that he has made within the region and he said all these trips were initiated by Chakwera. He invited himself to these countries.
10000 percent facts. President is taking advice from Sean wapaliwombo pofewa. Too bad
65 zikutheka zisamatero namtindi waonjeza
Anthu onsewa amakatani ku RSA? This is too much, waste of government money
Mr President, you don’t need idiots like mkaka tarnishing your image and that of the country at large. Why are you failing to discipline idiots like mkaka, let alone keeping morons like them in the cabinet. This was least expected from Tonse govt. Get a professional team of cabinet ministers mr President, who can be assets not liability like mkaka and others. Wake up mr President.
The more things change the more they remain the same. He was blaming his predecessor for having a bloated entourage nanga lero bwanji.
This Mkaka guy will be MCP’s downfall he is like Mchacha ma savage
Wongani, my request of you, would be, could you research some of the thinking from the comments given and point us all in the direction of what really went wrong, what should have been done which was not done? As a nation we deserve clarity. The obvious thing is that we have been humiliated, but what made it go that way? We may find that we are blaming others for our own lack of know how.
As a nation we need a valid explanation and it is not too much to ask.
It is apparent that our planning was poor and that is an understatement. Who is responsible for protocol?
Chiri kwa mzako Chigwire nyanga.Where are those who were . talking too much when Peter went to the General assembly(Brian Banda etc.) Komanso msabwe yoyendayenda siichedwa kukumana ndi Chala.A Chakwera movements ngati akupita Ku nsika wa Ku City center.He owes an explanation.A Chirima/Mtambo Chibansi chaphata pakhosi.They are vocal.Where are they.
Ziko likamalamulidwa ndi mbuli ndi choncho basiiiiii
When it’s fellow Africans …South Africa is Very Firm on the law …But when it’s Guptas they can use the Military Airport as they wish …Mkaka had Every Right to be Angry ….
Every right no!!
You can’t be invited into someones house and you say you have a right to be angry?
For a Whole Government to assume that the Malawi Government can Smuggle Bushiri on a Presidential Plane it’s pretty much stupid …It’s just shows the Kind of Idiots that are Ruling that Side….If an Idiot invited me to their house and started searching my pockets on the Pretext that a spoon is missing I would never Stand there smiling ….I would be Very Angry …Mwina Inu ndi ma Nyasa akale aja omangoti mweee….
The same military airport landed a private plane of the Guptas. What law are south Africans talking about? Now they will have to deal with Mkaka nkhani ya extradition. Anthu aku south Africa ngachipongwe koopsa.
But the Guptas were humiliated by moving the plane to OR Tambo. They used the Zuma connection. In a case of Chakwela he is a VIP. He came with 17 recorded delegates by security. They could have left with 17 delegates without a husstle. But since Mkaka is an idiot who thought that Watercloof if Wenela bus depot, thats why anatutana wokwakwela ndege ya president without following the SA security protocal. Mbuzi zeni zeni.
65 atidye nawo. Things will never change in this country. This Chakwera guy is a liar. After criticising Apm and Bingu. What is this nonsense.
Planes don’t travel like mini buses! The re-routing to OR required submission of fresh flight plans and airspace clearances. It is therefore unsurprising there was a 7 hour delay.
Our logistics planners therefore goofed big time and we are wasting time blaming RSA as the delay arose from our own ignorance.
If this is the new rubble in govt, may the Lord have mercy on us. The level of ignorance and mediocrity is becoming disturbing!
These are kindergarten people they are not yet experienced in international relationship and travel. Nkaka thought he could make his way. He thought he would bully south african authorities. That is stupid of him and if he had continued his useless ranting they should just have locked him up..if you just look at his disposition, it shows a man full of anger and hate.
l have never liked Mkaka since l knew politics, this guy is a flop
lets wait and see
Eeeh my interest is on the numbers. 65 delegates for a 2 day visit? Koma…I feel for my tax. Somethings will never change ndithu.
Minister of finance wants MRA to collect 150 billion a month ,so these folks can enjoy our taxes as the previous despicable bandits in government did,oh lord save this country from mercenaries masquerading as politicians.
It was a shopping spree.Courtesy of the Malawi government
Well done to the 65 member delegation to visit South Africa..
I am sure you enjoyed yourselves.. of course you had very important diplomatic work..
Bi-lateral issues and ‘relations’ to discuss
There were probably ‘investors’ to meet and ‘memorandums’ to sign..
We look forward to travel opening up again so our wonderful hard-working Malawian delegation can visit London to ‘meet with investors’..
and of course New York for the UN General Assembly.. where Malawi takes its rightful place among the powers of the world who give it due attention and respect.. like every other tin-pot corrupt country..
We of course will need a solid delegation of at least 100-200 people for these very important and productive trips
The amount of ‘investors’ our politicians meet.. we should have one of the most booming economies in the world.. any time now..
People who are going to lead Chakwera to an embarrassing down fall are Nkaka, Chimwendo Banda and Sean Kampondeni. Just wait and see.
mpongozi mkati? kkkkkk
SKC ali phee kungomuwerenga
Game wawina kale SKC
Chilima is an incompetent politician with no policy or political direction, all he wants is power. why do Malawians continue to project political intelligence on this guy? he is phee cos he dont know what to do so long as he is enjoying the benefits of being in government, the same pheee he was doing APM first 3.5 years, until some people spoke on his behalf. Chilima is useless, the sooner Malawi youth realise this the better
Hule iwe khala duu. Udzikachindana ndi zitsiru zinzako za ku BIBLE COLLEGE. mxii. YOU ARE THE USELESS ONE. Take over the country and lets see if you can run the show
Your hatred to Chakwera @Zio ine will result into the development of BP or panicking syndrome.
Komadi zoonatu,Chimwendo very corrupt and far from the Mcp youth, Mkaka is failing as a minister and also as a SG while Sean is the new Chisale,together they’ll bring the president down
Mukanamuyeza mankhwala ozunguza bongo
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Why does the president need a 65 member delegation for a foreign visit?
a 2 days visit for that matter
Mkaka is the weakest Lin in Tonse government. The president had nothing to do with Bushiri and it was wrong for the South African government to hold our president hostage because of that…
What South African government was stup-id and should not be tolerated by any patriotic citizen. They held our president hostage for a whooping 7 hours and here we are trying to blame ourselves for their stupi-dity.
Tsono a Nyasatimes inu, article v mutu weniweni ndi chani?
TREAT THIS STORY WITH SOBBER MINDS.MKAKA HAS TO DISCPLINED FOR THIS .DONT CAUSE DIPLOMATIC MISUNDUERSTANDINGS PLEASE.WE HAVE ALOT OF INNOCENT SOULS IN SA.ALREADY. WE HAVE LOST A PASTOR,] THERE.U KNOW WHAT THESE ZULUS CAN DO ON OUR PEOPLE.
what Zulus do?
Mkaka is in a hurry to be who he will never be..
If this article is true then I don’t understand why is Malawi complaining. 17 versus 65 delegates. Where did additional 48 come from?. I really hope this journalist has crossed his or her facts. While am not happy that my president was not treated well, this seems to me as self inflicting if what we have read in this article is anything to go by. Stick to rules it makes life easier. Generally South Africans are an arrogant lot and following rules helps to shut them up.
Listen 17 people went to SA with the president. The other 48 went to SA earlier in the week as an advance party via OR Tambo Airport on normal passenger flights.
The problem was the whole lot wanted to come back with the president via the Air base which SA refused saying only 17 who used that airport are the only people can use it. The other 48 should use OR Tambo.
Rules of other countries should be respected. Those officials were just following their rules but knowing Malawian ministers, they were like ‘Do you know who I am?’.
Musatinamize! This is UTM funded propaganda against Mkaka! Nyasatimes as usual being used by failed politicians. Tiona kumene zikupititseni
mwezi wa November ukutha ma Diplomats mma embassy mu ayamba kubwerera kumudzi kuno as was posted?????
Iwe zikukhudza chani.
At the end of the day, the buck stops at Chakwera. This is absolutely embarrassing. Firstly this Mkaka man will be your undoing. Secondly, how do you have a delegation of 65 people
mucepetse gulu loenda nalo pleeeease.
spitting fire kuti adziwike. why not amicable talks. mxiii. zinaso zimangotionetsa u savage ah. tosefe kaguni
65 people? Zoona? And what for? Si kuononga ndalama za boma izi?
These visits that Chakwera is making to neighbouring countries are absolutely unnecessary, especially in the time of Covid. You’re just making visits to countries without invitation just to make yourself relevant as a president and ending up with these unnecessary diplomatic rows. Stay at home like every other president is doing until Covid is controlled, meanwhile concentrate on domestic issues!
They’re necessary if done right and with the right people. Who told you Chakwera hasn’t been invited? Also other leaders elsewhere are making visits, not unusual.
Bwana can you display his invitation letter?
The minister of home affairs in South Africa Dr Aaron Motswaredi today mentioned during parliamentary discussion that Chakweras visit was initiated by Chakwera in August 2020 and NOT Ramaphosa
What have we benefited as a country from this trip? I heard hon. Gwengwe complaining that Malawi is exporting less as compared to what RSA is exporting to Malawi. Does Malawi produce quality products that can be exported to RSA for a win-win situation? These trips are useless. 65 members for what???????
To a lay man like me, it appears the authorities were not pre-briefied of the fact that the advance party wow be boarding the president’s plane at the Wayerkloof Air force Base.
Where clearance has not been obtained in advance, no access is granted to these secure facilities. This is the case even in our country, what more if it is a foreign national.
In my opinion, our Ministry of Foreign Affairs could have arranged the logistics much better, and in the process avoided this avoidable standoff.
I am indeed concerned.
A 65-member entourage? Jesus! What’s the purpose of having an embassy in Pretoria? I very much doubt if our taxes are safe in the hands of these guys.
We have a sleeping duck as leader of opposition. He should have been speaking against such stupidly
I smell a rat. Akulu awa ali excited kwambiri ndi udindo, limodzi ndi Msungama. Ziwavuta
You have scores to settle against Mkaka. It is Bushiri who caused confusion. The South African security knew that Bushiri had walked on air and varnished. They suspected that he was hidden among the delegation. Nkhuyu zodya Bushiri and the one who gave him a diplomatic passport (dpp) zikupota Mkaka pano. Bushiri is a nonentity and should not cause havoc with his criminal activty.
Crooks and state capturers the Gupta’s frequently used same airbase. Why did it have to take that long, anyway to clear matters?
The man is home, and we Love him here