It is only God and Satan now left for the so called reformed Malawi Police Service to push the blame to for the fracas that ensued during the July 20 anti government protests in Mzuzu where nine people were killed and property was destroyed. In a quest to justify their behaviour which led to the […]
Malawi has sent over 200 strong battalion including about 37 female soldiers to join the United Nations mission in troubled Ivory Coast to help foster peace. The troops departed after undergoing a training of peace keeping from the United States Government through the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA). Another group of 235 soldiers […]
Business in Lilongwe Old Town came to a standstill on Thursday following a fracas that ensued between riot police and vendors, leaving several people injured and some shops looted over the disagreements of the locality of the traders. Trouble begun in the morning when Lilongwe City Assembly workers, under police guard, started to clean up the […]
The Malawi Defence Force (MDF), through the 94th Battalion of Kamuzu Barracks, Tuesday marched through the streets of the capital Lilongwe to commemorate its Freedom of the City status. Led by Major Blaise Saenda, Commanding Officer (CO) the officers and soldiers, in their colourful ceremonial red tunics and black red stripped trousers, and other sections […]
Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment Goodall Gondwe led the nation in remembering the country’s war dead during the annual Remembrance Sunday event. At 11am there was a two-minute silence as hundreds paid their respects to those Malawian soldiers who were killed in both World Wars when they joined Britain as Kings African Rifles. […]
Former Malawi Defence Force commander Mark Chiziko, is still occupying an official residence for the commander, months after being out of his job, Nyasa Times can reveal. According to Nyasa Times military sources, Chiziko requested President Bingu wa Mutharika, who is Commander-in-Chief, to continue residing in the house since he has no private residence. “He […]
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) commander, General Henry Odillo has thanked the British Government for sponsoring the Managing Defence in a Wider Security Context (MDWSC) course currently underway in Salima. “My thanks go to Her Majesty’s Government of the United Kingdom for sponsoring the course as part of f its Africa Conflict Prevention Pool Security sector reform,” […]
By Nyasa Times Reporter Discontentment has ensued in the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) following the appointment of a ‘junior’ officer to head the military. President Bingu wa Mutharika appointed Henry Odillo, who was chief of staff to be the country’s Army commander. He was also elevated from the rank of Brigadier General to full General. […]
Malawi Defence Force leadership has been reshuffled with the firing of Lieutenant General Ernest Ntonya and replacing him with Brigadier General Clement Kafuwa as deputy commander. President Bingu wa Mutharika has also appointed Brigadier John Msonthi as military Chief of Staff. The development follows the change of guard in the aftermath of anti-government protests that […]