The High Court in Lilongwe on Tuesday resumed hearing of a case in which former minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security Uladi Mussa is answering charges of aiding at least 55 foreigners to illegally obtain citizenship while he was a Cabinet minister. First State witness, former chief Immigration officer Hudson Mankhwala, continue to testify. During […]
Malawi government has attributed increased cases of drug abuse to high level of unemployment and widespread poverty. Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security Chief Director, Hudson Mankhwala, said this during the 2018/19 JTI Leaf Company Employment Fair held at Ufulu Gardens in Lilongwe on Saturday. “Because the youth are vulnerable, they engage in drug abuse while […]
Malawi government will adopt the Comprehensive Refugees Response Framework (CRRF) as one way of improving refugee welfare and enabling refugees to contribute to the development of the host country, a senior government official has said. Deputy Commissioner for Refugees in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Dr. Hudson Mankhwala said this on Wednesday at […]
Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has pressed two charges to former chief immigration officer Hudson Mankhwala who was arrested on Wednesday over passports which were allegedly issued irregularly to non Malawians. Mankhwala was taken to Lilongwe Magistrate Court where he was formally charged with two counts. The first charge was neglect of official duty, contrary to […]
As the redeployment of public servants continue with the exercise affecting Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) senior workers Mzati Nkolokosa and Harry Chuma this week. Nkolokosa. who was controller of research , has been assigned the post of controller of current affairs and online services at MBC-TV. While Mzati’s redeployment is seen as a promotion, Chuma […]
Malawi Immigration Department says in the year 2014 the department has collected revenues of close to K3.5 billion, a figure it says it’s not far from the revenues the department collected in 2013. Chief Immigration Officer Hudson Mankhwala said this in Blantyre on Saturday night during the end of year party the department organized for […]
Malawi’s porous borders have been said to be one of the major risks that might expose the country to the deadly Ebola outbreak currently causing havoc in some African countries especially in the western parts of the continent. The country’s Chief Immigration Officer Hudson Mankhwala has therefore asked all people in border districts to be […]
Malawi’s Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security Paul Chibingu and Chief Immigration Officer Hudson Mankhwala risk arrest after it transpired that they controversially authorized the deportation of an Ethiopian national who was answering charges before the country’s court. Mzuzu Magistrate Court has summoned the two to explain their involvement in the deportation which smacks […]
Government authorities in Malawi say they are doing what it takes to ensure that the deadly Ebola Virus is prevented from spreading into the country. Chief Immigration officer Hudson Mankhwala says his officers are working hand in hand with health workers in various border posts who are doing screening exercises on people entering the country. […]
South Africa on Thursday deported 301 Malawians who were living in that country illegally and arrived home amid emotional scenes while hundreds more such immigrants being held at removal centre are expected to arrive in few days. Over 1,000 were being held at South Africa’s detention immigration centres waiting for removals and the first batch of […]
Malawi’s Department of Immigration says it is planning to open new border posts in all the regions bordering with Mozambique, Zambia and Tanzania as one way of controlling illegal immigrants. Speaking during the inauguration of the 9th Intake of new recruits Immigration Course at Kanjedza Police Training School, Chief Immigration Officer, Hudson Mankhwala said his department […]
Newly appointed Immigration Chief, Hudson Mankhwala has assured Malawians that his department was doing all it takes to reduce the influx of illegal immigrants into the country. “We are making sure that security is enhanced in all our border posts so that the issue of illegal immigrants should be history and that any foreign entry […]
The country’s immigration department has been allocated about K1billion for its operations; an amount the Immigration Chief says is not enough for the smooth running of the department’s operations. The new man at the helm of the department’s leadership, Hudson Mankhwala said this at the end of a day-long familiarisation tour of the immigration department […]
Democracy is all about transparency. We at the Nyasa Times opposed the Bingu wa Mutharika government because of the backroom deals that characterized some public appointments and firing. We are afraid a similar trend may emerge with the new Joyce Banda administration. There are four cases that we can point to: The ACB Director was […]
President Joyce Banda has appointed Hudson Mankhwala as Malawi’s new Chief Immigration Officer, in the department of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Nyasa Times understands. Mankhwala, who has served previously as Immigration spokesman and Chief Passport officer, replaces Elvis Thodi who was given his marching orders a day after he was hauled for a meeting between […]