President Lazarus Chakwera is sending Malawi troops to Mozambique mid this month to fight the Islamist insurgents. Chakwera said at an extraordinary Sadc Troika meeting last week in Botswana that Malawi would be sending the Malawi Defense Force soldiers to help kick out the Islamists from Mozambique. Sources in the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) say […]
Siku Transport Tuesday promised to construction a brick wall-fence at the Malawi Defense Force (MDF) museum at Mangasanja in Zomba. This comes barely three months after Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Culture, Dr. Michael Usi made a call to companies and organizations to support rehabilitation, maintenance and development of the MDF museum which if completed […]
Malawi Defense Force (MDF) has appealed to people of Mzimba to protect Perekezi Forest Reserve . Brigadier Laurence Mambo made the call on Wednesday at Perekezi Forest Reserve in the district where MDF soldiers from Moyale Barracks are patrolling the forest reserve as well as doing military exercises. Mambo, who is also 101 Brigade Commander, […]
Former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) commander General Peter Namathanga has officially handed over the sword of command to General Vincent Nundwe who President Lazarus Chakwera re-instated recently. The ceremony took place on Friday at Kamuzu Barracks in Lilongwe. Speaking at the ceremony, Namathanga, who was clad in a civilian suit while his successor was in […]
Disagreements have emerged between civilians and Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers who are reportedly grabbing land forcefully from the former, Nyasa Times has learnt. The people, from about 50 households, in Chitipi area which neighbours MDF’s Airwing Base, say the behaviour of the soldiers is uncouth and an infringement of their rights to own ancestral […]
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) sole legislator in Parliament, Yeremiah Chihana has faulted President Lazarus Chakwera for removing General Andrew Namathanga as the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander. Chihana said this on Monday when he was contributing to the State of the Nation Address (Sona) delivered by Chakwera last Friday. He said Namathanga played his role […]
A governance expert and commentator has said the decision by President Lazarus Chakwera to fire the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) chief Andrew Namathanga and replaced him with the popular commander Vincent Nundwe who was dismissed in March by Chakwera’s predecessor, former president Peter Mutharika, has been done within the law and has strong moral and […]
The popular General Vincent Nundwe has welcomed his reinstatement as the commander of Malawi Defense Force (MDF), saying it is an opportunity to finish what he had started. Speaking to the media few minutes after President Lazarus Chakwera announced his reinstatement, Nundwe said he is happy and his mission is to ensure that the military […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has reinstated former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) General Vincent Nundwe on the position of Army Commander. Chakwera said Nundwe firing was unconstitutional and the former regime abused its powers. The President said soon he will be calling for the security council meeting to discuss on the position of his deputies. Former Malawi’s […]
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has declared two soldiers who went missing in the Democratic Republic of Congo two years ago dead. MDF spokesperson Paul Chiphwanya said it was doubtful that the two soldiers would be found alive. “We have already informed the families of this decision. This determination is necessary as it has started the […]
President Lazarus Chakwera on Monday was inaugurated as the 6th President of Malawi and new Commander-in-Chief of Malawi Defence Force, ushering in a “new dawn of government accountability.” In a scaled down ceremony in line with coronavirus (Covid-19) social distancing restrictions at Kamuzu Barracks in the capital Lilongwe, that capped a remarkable rise to power, […]
Malawi Defence Force (MDC) has deployed soldiers to guard Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Rev Dr Lazarus Chakwera’s according him full presidential protocol including an aide-de-camp as he is set to be declared winner in Tuesday’s election. Chakwera, who led the opposition Tonse Alliance, is expected to step up and offer a new and more responsive […]
Commander of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) General Peter Namathanga has told his soldiers not to engage in politics as the country is gearing for a highly contested court sanctioned presidential fresh election. Namathanga has made the advice on Thursday in Lilongwe as MDF graduated 785 soldiers at Malawi Armed Forces College (Mafco) in Salima. […]
The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has recruited over 25 football players, most of whom are football players and will be deployed to military Super League sides across the country. The players, who were among the 785 recruits who have undergone basic military training for six months from November, 2019, are through with the training at […]
There ha sbeen running battles at prisons facilities in Blantyre, Zomba and Mzuzu where the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers and Malawi police are fighting with the striking prison officers have blocked the roads leading to the prison. However, at Maula Prison in Lilongwe the situation has been calm. The junior prison officers who have […]
President Peter Mutharika has appointed former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) commande General Vincent Nundwe as Malawi’s High Commissioner to India. According to an announcement from the office of the Chief Secretary to the Government, Nundwe’s diplomatic appointment is subject to confirmation by the Public Appointments Committee of Parliament. Nundwe was removed as the army commander […]
Acting Inspector General of Police Duncan Mwapasa and Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander General Andrew Namathanga have said as the country is preparing to enter a three-week lockdown to fight the spread of coronavirus, they will enforce the strict measures declared by President Peter Mutharika. The two said this at a news conference held in […]
The 14th Malawi Defence Force (MDF) commander General Peter Andrew Namathanga has said the army will maintain its high professional standards without political interference. Namathanga was inaugurated as new MDF commander on Monday replacing general Vincent Nundwe who handed over the sword and medal of command at Army Headquarters in Lilongwe. President Peter Mutharika appointed Namathanga […]