There are fresh cashgate corruption scandal fears in Malawi Defence Force (MDF) and the law enforcement agencies are also probing HTD Limited on leads that they have been enjoying the favours of the government pay-out thought to have been made against dubious transactions – cashgate – where they were involve in illegal externalization of forex […]
The family of a football fan, who was assaulted in post-match violence and died in hospital last month after succumbing to serious head injuries has sued Malawi Defence Force (MDF), Red Lions FC, Super League of Malawi (Sulom) and Football Association of Malawi (FAM). Godfrey Mwale, who was a 24-year-old college student, was attacked about […]
Malawian soldier who was on peace-keeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) shot dead himself using a K2 rifle in the wee hours of Saturday, June 20, 2015, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. Corporal Lyson Manda who was working at Kamuzu Barracks, is understood to have discharged his own weapon on the […]
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested Thuso Group’s official Ganizani Sionga Kuchombo for money laundering charges. ACB spokeswoman Egritta Ndala said in a statement made available to Nyasa Times that Kuchombo was arrested in the capital Lilongwe in relation to payments that were made to Thuso Group without supplying contracted goods/services to the Malawi Defence […]
Over 847 soldiers from the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) have lodged a complaint to government through MDF Commander General Ignacio Maulana on why their allowances amounting to K1.3 billion were deducted for no plausible explanation after they finished their peacekeeping sojourns mainly in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). An internal memo dated June 4, […]
Police Inspector General Lesten Kachama has said there is no objective evidence to conclude that Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier assaulted Godfrey Mwale, who was a 24-year-old college student, in post-match violence that led to his after succumbing to serious head injuries. On what was meant to be a news conference on the violent robbery […]
There were emotional tributes at College of Medicine in Blantyre on Friday when the body of late soccer fan Geoffrey Mwale who died in the wee hours of the day, was being taken to his home village Chiwengo in the area of Traditional Authority Chilowamatambe in Kasungu where he will be buried on Sunday. Mwale, […]
Police senior superintendent Stanley Mwale , father of the late soccer fan Geoffrey Mwale who died in the wee hours of Friday in Blantyre says he will file a wrongful-death lawsuit agaist Malawi Defence Force (MDF) for for the death of his son over football violence. Mwale, who has been lying unconscious at Queen Elizabeth […]
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander General Ignacio Maulana has appealed to President Peter Mutharika to help the Army address its many problems. General Maulana said on Thursday when Mutharika toured Kamuzu Barracks in Lilongwe where he held a closed-door meeting with senior officers for about 40 minutes before touring the clinic and corporals’ mess The […]
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) junior ranked officers are demanding cash-strapped government to consider salary hikes of up to 70 percent for the solider to match with the rising cost of living. In a letter seen by Nyasa Times, soldiers are asking government to increase their allowance, improve their accommodation and transport facilities and enhance their […]
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) says it is ready to pull out its teams from both the TNM Super League and the country’s regional leagues if people feel this is the right way to go in the wake of tensions and bad blood that have developed between military teams and civilians. Reacting to persistent calls from […]
Last week soldiers from all Malawi Defence Force (MDF) units gathered at Malawi Armed Forces College (Mafco) in Salima for the annual MDF Inter Unit Sports Festival. The various MDF units competed against each other in various sporting disciplines and at the end of it all, Moyale Barracks (3MR) emerged overall winners with 40 points. […]
Celebrated long distance athlete Lucia Chandamale’s dominance at the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Inter Unit Sports Festival finally came to an end on Tuesday when the seasoned athlete was outpaced by upcoming Ruth Mailosi from Moyale Barracks (3MR) in the 1,500-metre race for women. Representing Admin Lilongwe, Chandamale, who has added more weight looked on course to […]
Malawi has contributed a contingent of over 850 troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to assist in peacekeeping operations there.The contingent is part of the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping mission. Deputy Minister of Defense, Jappie Mhango, said Thursday during the send-off for the soldiers at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) that Malawi is committed […]
The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier who shot himself Monday morning Lance Corporal Msanide Chimphepo had issues bothering him, Nyasa Times can reveal. Chimphepo was on separation with his wife and had gone absent without official leave, also known as AWOL, for about two months. “It’s not true that everything was alright with him. The […]
Police in Malawi’s commercial capital Blantyre have arrested three men believed to have a hand in the death of a Ugandan national who was shot dead and robbed of K4.5 million. The Ugandan national, Mr Mustafa Abdul Karrim was shot dead on December 22 2014 at Petroda Head office behind Optichem in the commercial city. […]
The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) is embroiled in labour malpractice in which it is refusing to comply with the determination by the Ombudsman to duly retire a former soldier Corporal Jack Mande but instead has chosen to pay him K130, 000 as a package despite the fact that Mande had worked for 11 years with […]
Police in the capital city Lilongwe have arrested a former Malawi Defence Force soldier for allegedly trying to sell a handgun. National police spokesperson, Rhoda Manjolo told Nyasa Times they are keeping in custody Mackson Sato 30 years-old who was found i possession of prohibited weapon and a bullet. ”The police’s Mgwira Mbava Group had […]