Lilongwe Water Board has named water wastage culprits which include the Malawi Army and the police who top the list and say they consume 10 per cent of the water board’s supply when they can reduce their consumption much lower. Lilongwe Water Board chief executive officer Alfonso Chikuni said officials from his office have time […]
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has disclosed the intention to trim the number of teams it sponsors in the flagship Super league. The development has delivered a body blow to Chilumba Barracks who were duly promoted to Malawi’s top league after emerging champions in the Northern Region Football Association League. Chilumba Barracks official Lt Col Basikolo […]
Over 40 Malawi army soldiers and police officers have completed a joint five week anti terrorism drills gaining extraordinary skills on how to find insurgency, just two days before terrorists hit Ivory Coast where 14 people were killed. Deputy Army commander Supuni Phiri and Deputy Police Inspector General of Police Rodney Jose were all smiles […]
Malawi Parliament on Tuesday morning deferred a budgetary vote for Malawi Defence Force (MDF) as opposition took to task Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe over some aspects of the increased budget. Opposition members of parliament took turns during the morning session to quiz Gondwe but he reluctantly answered the queries. He told the inquisitive parliamentarians that […]
Soldiers from Malawi Defence Force (MDF) serving on UN peace keeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo are protesting angrily against government decision to drastically cut their United Nations sponsored allowance. Chief of military operations Valentino Phiri confirmed soldiers are not happy with the government decision to cut allowances from the UN to fund other […]
Debate in Parliament, Wednesday reached a high note when some Members of Parliament accused the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) for killing two villagers at Dzalanyama forest while guarding against people who had intentions of cutting down the trees for charcoal. It is believed that mid last year, upon receiving reports that people were invading the […]
Malawi and United States have agreed to a major military cooperation which Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation George Chaponda and US Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer signed on Wednesday. Consistent with a long-standing bilateral agreement on U.S. assistance to Malawi, the new agreement provides the framework for continued military cooperation, assistance, and training […]
There is resentment in the barracks of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) following government decision to have the army take on board police officers into exclusive military courses that form part of the professional development of officers. Nyasa Times is in possession a memo signed by Captain Malata, a staff officer at directorate of military training, […]
A man has died in Lilongwe, a second death in two weeks after allegedly been severely beaten by Malawi Defence Force soldiers as the battle over Dzalanyama forest wears an ugly face. Peter Dimba, Lilongwe L South MP told Zodiak radio on Saturday that Daniel Kalendo from Chimkudzi village in the area of chief Masambankhunda […]
Malawi army soldiers have been deployed in Dedza to battle charcoal burners, a week- long exercise that has confisticated 200 bags of charcoal as of Thursday. Alick Mitawa, district forestry officer for Dedza confirmed his office was working with over 30 soldiers in a fight against deforestation in Dedza. “We had a successful operation in […]
Malawians have taken up on social media to condemn alleged Malawi Defence Force soldiers who were seen on the social media video beating mercilessly armed charcoal burners in Dzalanyama forest in Lilongwe. The video clip shows six soldiers stripping naked the helpless charcoal burners, forcing them lie down and beating them on their bare buttocks. […]
President Arthur Peter Mutharika has urged the country’s disciplined forces to remain committed and patriotic in persevering peace in the country just as they do when deployed for international peace keeping mission. He made the remarks on Friday during the commissioning of 45 officer cadets at Malawi Armed Forces College (MAFCO) in Salima. The cadets were commissioned […]
A 50 year old Malawian soldier under the United Nations peace keeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed in a rebel ambush. The Malawi Defence Force identified the soldier as Dyson Mayao from Ntata village in chief Mabuka’s area in Mulanje. The Malawi Defence Force says Mayao worked as a motorman […]
The Nkhunga First Grade Magistrate (FGM) court on Thursday October 29, 2015, convicted and sentenced Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier and two others for being found in possession of cannabis sativa at Kaombe roadblock in Nkhotakota. Sub Inspector James Ngupasye Muyira, prosecuting, told the court that cases related to Indian hemp are rampant in the […]
Police in Nkhotakota have arrested a Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier for allegedly being found with unlicensed Indian hemp, a second incident in two years as in December 2014 two MDF soldiers were apprehended and fined for the same offence. The soldier identified as Andrew Matochi (34) of Kamuzu Barracks was arrested at Kaombe roadblock […]
Police in Lilongwe have arrested a key suspect, Sylvester Mzumara, 26,from Mtawali Village in the area of Traditional Authority Wasambo in Karonga District in connection to the murder of Chipiliro Chiwere from Kamuzu Barracks. Chiwere was killed in Area 44 in Lilongwe after being stabbed with a screwdriver at the chest Friday. National Police Publicist […]
Malawi Defence Force soldier, Lance Corporal Chipiliro Chiwere, was fatally stabbed with a screwdriver in the populous township of Area 23 in Lilongwe on Friday night, Police spokeswoman confirmed. Chiwere is said to have picking up a quarrel with some unknown people near Masambabise where he had gone to see his friends coming back from a drinking […]
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested retired Colonel Nelson Kauwa, whose company, Thuso Investments Group, was linked to contracts for the disputed payments at Malawi Defence Force (MDF) in connection to infamous cashgate scam. According to ACB spokesperson Egrita Ndala, the graft bursting body arrested Kauwa in connection to a complaint they received in […]