Malawi Defense Force (MDF) has received a rare certification to train militaries for UN peace keeping mission. US ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer gave the certificate to MDF commander General Spoon Phiri during the graduation ceremony of over 800 soldiers for UN peace keeping mission which was being held in Chikala Hills, Machinga. “This means […]
Former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander Henry Odillo has pleaded not guilty six counts related to suspected K2 billion ‘Cashgate’. Odillo together with former deputy commander Clement Kafuwa, former Accountant General David Kandoje, Retired Lt Colonel Nelson Kauwa Banda, and Ganizani Kuchombo have been slapped with counts of conspiracy, use of public office for personal […]
About 850 Malawi Defense Force (MDF) soldiers are training for a UN peace keeping mission in war torn Democratic Republic of Congo. The political tension in DRC is very high following President Kabila’s decision to postpone elections this year. Trainer for the soldiers Lieutenant Colonel Luke Yetala said the trainees are doing well in their […]
President Peter Mutharika has ordered the Malawi Defense Force (MDF) soldiers to guard the country’s borders in the wake of massive smuggling of maize and tobacco. Office of the President and Cabinet says the order is with immediate effect therefore people living in the borders should not be scared when they see soldiers in their […]
Judge Redson Kapindu of the High Court on Wednesday failed to turn up for a high profile Malawi Defense Force (MDF) cashgate case involving former commander of the Malawi Army Henry Odillo because judiciary had not funded the hearing of the case. Judiciary spokesperson Mlenga Mvula said Judge Kapindu, who is a resident judge in […]
Over 40 Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers were on Wednesday dispatched to a remote area in Salima where 200 families were cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy flooding. Vice president Saulos Chilima on Thursday paid tribute to the soldiers for the succesful rescue operation in chief Pemba’s area in Salima […]
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander General Griffin Supuni Phiri has assured President Peter Mutharika and the country of the soldiers’ protection against foreign or internal aggression. General Supuni Phiri was speaking at Kamuzu Barracks in Lilongwe on Tuesday when President Peter Mutharika, who is also Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces and vice president Saulos Chilima, […]
President Peter Mutharika on Tuesday urged Malawi Defence Force (MDF) officers to continue exercising their duties with integrity. Speaking at Kamuzu Barracks in Lilongwe during MDF inter-religious prayers Mutharika said wherever MDF officers went for peace keeping reports showed that they worked professionally. “I want to commend MDF officers for their hard work and professionalism […]
Soldiers from Malawi Defense Force have advised the government to close Chikangawa forest for four years in order to bring back depleted trees in the biggest man made forest in southern Africa. Stanley Saidi, commandant officer for Moyale Barracks said the trees and size of the forest continue to dwindle because of illegal logging. “The […]
Malawi Police in the northern region district of Karonga are keeping in custody a 27 year-old Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier for allegedly stealing money by false pretence. Karonga police deputy spokesperson George Mlewa identified the suspect as Loti Mwakisulu, a military soldier based at Cobbe Barracks in Zomba district. According to Mlewa, the suspect […]
Over 40 soldiers took some villagers by surprise when they slashed crops in over 100 hectares of land in the protected Mua Lifulezi forest in chief Kachindamoto’s area in Dedza. District Forestry officer Alick Mitawa confirmed his department engaged the soldiers after the villagers failed to respond to calls not to cultivate in the forest. […]
The Malawi Defense Force (MDF) says it is committed to partner with schools and communities in addressing issues of climate change through planting and protecting trees in Malawian forests. Speaking in an interview after launching a tree planting exercise by MDF at Cobbe Barracks on Sunday, the 93 Infantry Brigade Commander responsible for the Southern […]
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander, General Griffin Supuni Phiri has disclosed that he would organise a sports gala to reward Kamuzu Barracks Football Club alongside high performing athletes from other sporting disciplines. Kamuzu Barracks broke the jinx to become the first team sponsored by MDF to win Malawi’s top league title barely four seasons after […]
Taxpayer-funded Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) must move with haste and institute a probe into alleged private company sponsored torture and gross abuse of human rights which has continued unabated since 2015 at the 53,000-hectare man-made Viphya forest plantation in northern Malawi. Anecdotal evidence, several sources and a company official have all confirmed the development by […]
A post on Facebook has triggered public reaction about a Madalitso Bus Service, which was heading for Mzuzu and was reportedly being held at Kawale Police full of passengers after it damaged a side mirror of a Toyota Passo saloon car belonging to a soldier at Biwi Filling Station. It is reported that the incident happened […]
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) commander. General Griffin Supuni says his force will not tolerate any threats on the country’s territorial peace and integrity. The General told officers of the MDF, invites guests that included foreign defence attaches and advisors, that he and the MDF is committed to defending Malawi at all cost. “Timba samachepa ndi […]
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Bright Msaka has backed Malawi Defense Force (MDF) soldiers on the use of excessive force that has led to the killing of a suspected enchroacher on Thursday at Mulanje mountain forest reserve. In retaliation to the killing, irate villagers stormed the forest reserve and chased away the soldiers who […]
A Malawi Defense Force (MDF) soldier lies in agony with open wounds at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Blantyre after he was brutally beaten up by irate villagers on Thursday in Mulanje. Mulanje District Hospital officials confirmed they referred a soldier to Queen Elizabeth Hospital with life threatening open wounds and multiple body cuts. Sources at […]