President Peter Mutharika has donated various food stuffs and household items amounting to over K5 million and a cash donation of K1 million to war veterans at the Zomba Memorial Homes, saying he values their sacrifice in the two world wars paid for the peace and tranquility that Malawi is facing in this country. The […]
Government says it will request the Malawi Defense Force (MDF) to reroute Ruo river in Nsanje which has left its course and get into Mozambique. Commissioner for Disaster Ben Botolo and a team of government officials from both Capital Hill and Nsanje noted that the Malawi/Mozambique boundary has moved seven kilometres into Malawi. In addition, […]
Cash strapped government is paying monthly salary for three army generals, two retired including the current milatray commander. Information minister Malison Ndau confirmed Henry Odillo and Ignasio Maulana both fired by President Peter Mutharika remain on Malawi Defence Force payroll. “There are some contractual obligations the government must adhere to,” Ndau said. “Their contracts were […]
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier, a Malawi Prison Service (MPS) warder and two others have been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for a series of robberies in the capital, Lilongwe and surrounding areas. The soldier Noel Kabango (35), working at the Support Battalion and the gang members were arrested following a robbery at Chipiku shop […]
A Zambian American business woman Chimuka Moore is being investigated after she was paid billions from Malawi Defence Force as a supplier in dubious contracts with the help of a Malawian cabinet minister. Military sources say they have information on Chimuka Moore has great links to a senior cabinet minister. Chimuka Moore , using a […]
In depature to tradiiton, deputy minister of defence Aggrey Mssi on Wednesday handed over a sword of command to the newly appointed army commander General Griffin Supuni Phiri at Kamuzu Barracks parade square in Lilongwe replacing geneal Ignacious Maulana. Maulana who was unceremoniously removed from the position by President Peter Mutharika did not turn up […]
Former Foreign Affairs minister George Chaponda now holding the agriculture portfolio in Peter President Mutharika’s cabinet and Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) head Lucas Kondowe have been summoned by the United Nations (UN) over unpaid allowances to Malawi Defence Forces (MDF) soldiers. A team of international investigative journalists are probing the issue after it was discovered […]
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) newly appointed Commander Griffin Supuni Phiri is being accused by a section of soldiers at Kamuzu Barracks that he was involved in the abuse of monies due them when he served at the UN. Supuni-Phiri, who for a long time served as Malawi’s military attache at the Malawi Mission at the United […]
Under pressure to explain the removal of Malawi Defence Force (MDF) commander General Ignacious Maulana and replacing him with his former deputy Griffin Supuni-Phiri , chief state spy Nicholous Dausi and another top State House official have ‘manufactured’ secret memorandum to convince Malawians that the sacked Maulana was about to ‘take over’ government. Nyasa Times can […]
Malawi Defence Forces (MDF) Commander General Ignacious Maulana has been asked by President Peter Mutharika to take an embarrassing demotion but pushing him to head the security section of the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) until he attains the mandatory retirement age of 60 next year. Muthalika fired Maulana and replaced his his former deputy Griffin Supuni-Phiri. […]
President Peter Mutharika has fired General Ignasio Maulana from the Malawi Defence Force and replaced him with Lieutenant Geneal Supuni as the new military chief, Nyasa Times learnt on Saturday. Mutharika has promoted Supuni to the rank of General and appointed him the new Commander of the Army. Former army spokesman Clement Namangale now becomes the deputy […]
National Audit Office (NAO) has asked for more funding to complete the national headcount in the civil service to cover State House, Malawi Defence Force, National Intelligence Bureau and Chiefs who were skipped during the exrcise in April this year, it has been reported. Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe told the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that […]
Top government officials are blocking Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) from acting on whistle blowers a multibillion Kwacha corruption scandal where cabinet ministers are involved in illegally ‘brokering’ a deal between the Malawi Defence Forces (MDF) and Ashok Leyland, an Indian automobile manufacturing company, with the latter negotiating to supply 500 units to MDF. The bureau […]
Government says it will continue using Malawi Army soldiers to protect Dzalanyama Forest and other forest reserves, saying charcoal burners are violent. Ministers of Mines and Environment Bright Msaka said this in parliament on Friday when answering a question from Lilongwe Msozi South MP Vitus Dzoole Mwale. “Three weeks ago, one of forest scouts was […]
Malawi took center stage at the on-going United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 2016) high level meeting on HIV and Security over the discipline of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) in peacekeeping work in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Cote D’Ivoire. The meeting titled, “HIV and Security: Past, Present and Future” mainly focused on […]
Cashgate is still alive and taking different form of existence. Nyasa Times has uncovered a multibillion Kwacha corruption scandal where cabinet ministers are involved in illegally ‘brokering’ a deal between the Malawi Defence Forces (MDF) and Ashok Leyland, an Indian automobile manufacturing company, with the latter negotiating to supply 500 units to MDF. Nyasa Times […]
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has promoted Chanju Mwale, who is the first female lawyer in the history of the country’s army, from the rank of major to Lieutenant Colonel. Chanju, 37-year-old single mother, studied at Kamuzu Academy and then went to Chancellor College to pursue a Bachelor of Laws Degree. After graduation, she joined the […]
Government through the Department of Forestry has engaged the services of the Malawi Defense Force (MDF) to help in protecting the Mulanje Mountain. MDF has been given a go ahead by council members from both Phalombe and Mulanje districts which surround the mountain. Speaking during a meeting held in Mulanje, Director for Forestry Department, Clement […]