Displaced villagers in Nkhata-Bay say they are ready to move to Maji Estate, but not before government compensates them for the homes and property the army destroyed in 2024. The displaced residents of Kasasile, under Traditional Authority M’bwana in Nkhata-Bay, are angry about government’s plan to move them to Mzimba West. The relocation was due […]
Lands and Housing Minister Chimwemwe Chipungu has handed over 40 completed staff houses to the Malawi Defence Force at the Support Battalion in Mvera, Dowa District. The houses were built under the 10,000 Housing Units Project for Security Institutions. Chipungu was accompanied by First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Victor Musowa, Defence Minister Featon Kaupa and […]
Defence Minister Feston Kaupa has praised the five-day Inter-Security Sports Festival for promoting unity and cooperation among Malawi’s security institutions, as the event closed with the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) taking the football title and the Malawi Police Service winning gold in netball. Speaking at the closing ceremony, Mr Kaupa said cooperation between security institutions […]
Members of Malawi’s security agencies are going head to head this week at the 2026 Inter-Security Agencies Sports Festival, which opened at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe. Homeland Security Minister Peter Mukhito, who presided over the opening ceremony, called the festival a powerful symbol of unity, discipline and joint service to the nation. He said […]
Former Malawi Defence Force commander General Paul Valentino Phiri has been granted bail after a dramatic court appearance, following his shock arrest on corruption charges linked to an alleged illegal arms trafficking scandal. Senior resident magistrate Shukurani Kumbani set bail at a hefty K10 million cash bond, backed by two sureties bonded at K20 million […]
Dramatic scenes unfolded outside a Lilongwe courthouse as former Malawi Defence Force commander General Paul Valentino Phiri was abruptly sent away on the eve of his scheduled hearing — with no explanation given for the sudden change of plan. Phiri had already arrived at Area 3 Court, flanked by Anti-Corruption Bureau prosecutors and investigators ready […]
A retired former commander of the Malawi Defence Force has been dramatically arrested over allegations of illegal arms trafficking in a case set to rock the country’s security establishment. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) announced on Thursday that General Paul Valentino Phiri (Retired), once one of the most powerful figures in Malawi’s military hierarchy, had been […]
A baffling one-hour discrepancy has emerged over the moment the wreckage of the aircraft carrying former Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others was discovered — raising fresh questions over the desperate search operation and the preservation of vital evidence. Parliament’s Ad-hoc Committee investigating the Chikangawa plane crash has expressed concern after being presented with two […]
A 36-year-old soldier has been jailed for 20 years with hard labour after being convicted of repeatedly abusing a 15-year-old girl and getting her pregnant in the process. Diof Simaone was sentenced by the Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, September 1, following his conviction last Friday, according to Central West Region Police Public […]
A retired military pilot has told the parliamentary committee investigating the Chikangawa plane crash that he would not have permitted the aircraft carrying former vice-president Saulos Chilima to depart, given the weather conditions at Mzuzu Airdrome on the morning of the crash. Brigadier General Juvenalis Mtende, a former Dornier pilot with extensive experience flying VVIP […]
A retired military pilot who personally trained the pilot at the controls of the ill-fated Dornier 228 has delivered damning testimony to the Parliamentary Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the Chikangawa plane crash that killed Vice President Saulos Chilima and eight others, revealing that crew coordination failures have been identified internationally as a leading cause of aviation […]
Malawi’s Minister of Defence Feston Kaupa has moved to quell growing public unease over a controversial military boundary-marking exercise, insisting the operation is nothing more than a re-establishment of existing army land — and not, as some communities fear, a land grab. Speaking on the sidelines of Parliament, Kaupa explained that panic had spread among […]
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Chimwemwe Chipungu and people displaced from Kasasile in Nkhata Bay District have agreed to hold discussions on the community’s resettlement at Kasasile itself, following talks on Friday. The agreement was reached at Jenda CCAP Church in Mzimba, where around 140 displaced people had spent the night after police […]
Malawi’s Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Chimwemwe Chipungu, has told Parliament that government has identified land for the permanent resettlement of people displaced from the Kasasile area in Nkhata Bay, following their eviction from land belonging to the Malawi Defence Force (MDF). The minister said the announcement followed rising tensions over the dispute, […]
Malawi’s Supreme Court of Appeal has today handed the government a dramatic last-minute lifeline in its bitter legal war with five senior military generals — granting a stay of execution just as it looked like the state faced a humiliating climbdown. A panel of judges led by Chief Justice Rizine Mzikamanda sensationally granted the stay […]
A delegation from the Malawi Defence Force Command and Staff College (MDFCSC) has visited one of the country’s leading technology companies as part of a growing effort to deepen collaboration between the military and the private sector on cyber security and digital resilience. The visit to Sparc Systems Limited in Lilongwe gave senior officers a […]
Senior officers in Malawi’s military are under investigation following allegations that they were involved in an arms‑smuggling network, according to law‑enforcement and diplomatic sources familiar with the matter. The claims were first reported by the Platform for Investigative Journalism (PIJ), which said multiple sources told the news outlet that the intelligence behind the complaint originated […]
Changalume Barracks has claimed victory at the Malawi Armed Forces’ annual drill competition for the second year running, topping a six-unit contest held over two days at the MAFCO military school in Salima. The unit scored 1,356.65 points out of a possible 1,550, finishing ahead of five rival barracks to retain its title at the […]