South Africa has sparked a diplomatic storm after formally demanding that Malawi, Nigeria and Ethiopia reimburse part of the R292 million (about K29 billion) it has spent this year deporting undocumented migrants — with Malawians making up the largest share of those removed. The explosive request follows a briefing to South Africa’s Parliamentary Portfolio Committee […]
Parliament has been urged to slap a travel ban on Malawians attempting to sneak into South Africa for informal jobs, as MPs scramble to get a grip on a repatriation crisis that has ballooned way beyond anyone’s expectations. The explosive recommendation from the Parliamentary Committee on International Relations comes as the government battles to bring […]
Hundreds of Malawians forced to flee escalating xenophobic violence in South Africa are being helped by a K10 million donation from the Saulos Klaus Chilima (SKC) Foundation, as government renews calls for more support. The returnees — many of them women and children — have been sheltering at the Mwanza Stadium Reception Centre since being […]
Old Mutual (Blantyre) Foundation Trust has donated K140 million to support government’s repatriation of Malawians returning from South Africa following xenophobic attacks there. Handing over the cheque in Lilongwe on Wednesday, Foundation chairperson Tawonga Manda said the funds will go toward transporting 140 Malawians, covering the cost of hiring two buses from Durban to Malawi. […]
PROPHET HABAKKUK has donated K500,000 towards efforts to repatriate thousands of his fellow countrymen fleeing a wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa, describing the contribution as an act of compassion rather than a display of wealth. The Mzuzu-based prophet, whose real name is Stanford Sinyangwe, made the donation through a repatriation initiative coordinated by […]
A bus carrying Malawians from KwaZulu‑Natal to Musina in South Africa’s Limpopo Province has been involved in a serious accident after the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle. According to the South African Broadcasting Corporation, the bus driver died at the scene, while 11 passengers were injured and taken to hospital for treatment. Large […]
Singer Patience Namadingo has launched a fundraising campaign aiming to raise K1 billion to repatriate Malawians currently stranded at the Old Drive-In camp in Durban, South Africa. The musician travelled to the camp himself to assess conditions before launching the appeal, and has already contributed K2 million of his own money. Donations are being collected […]
In the midst of the uncertainty facing Malawians caught up in xenophobic violence in South Africa, Dr McBride Nkhalamba’s decision to contribute K5 million has emerged as one of the steadier, more reassuring gestures in a week marked by fear and displacement. His donation, announced by writer and community organiser Stanley Onjezani Kenani, carries the […]
June 30, South Africa faces a day of reckoning it could have avoided. A number of fellow Africans have been queuing at airports, bus stations and border posts, trying to leave ahead of a deadline that began, extraordinarily, with a fake poster. Someone generated an official-looking Department of Home Affairs notice, declaring that all undocumented […]
Over 1, 500 returnees from South Africa arrive back in Malawi as the country continues to register few covid-19 infections. Spokesperson for Immigration department at Mwanza border Pasqually Zulu said 1, 539 Malawian returnees from South Africa are expected to arrive back home through Mwanza border. “further details indicate that of the 22 buses carrying […]
South Africa-based Malawian artist Francis Muleso has released a single in which he tackles issues surrounding love. Titled Thando Magic, the track features internationally renowned artists such as PJ Powers, Asanda Bam and Majisto. “This is a love song. Couples declaring to one another how they feel. It’s a romantic song,” said Muleso in a […]
Property has been destroyed at Mapanga Prison Training College in Blantyre following a scuffle between Malawians who recently returned from South Africa and police officers. The returnees went rioting as they demanded their passports back and immediate release to go to their homes, protesting the quarantine protocol. Police had to use tear gas to restore […]
At least 518 Malawian returnees arrived in the country from South Africa yesterday through Mwanza border amid concerns from some quarters in society that the returnees were escalating cases of Covid-19. Immigration department Mwanza Border spokesperson, Pasqually Zulu, says that “as per government directive, all the returnees have proceeded to Mapanga Prison Training College” where […]
Over 1,300 Malawians have started arriving in the country from South Africa where they are fleeing economic hardships inflicted by Covid-19. The first group of the 1,300voluntarily Malawian returnees are finally back into the country through Mwanza Border this morning, according to Mwanza border Immigration department spokesperson Pascually Zulu. Zulu said the group, which was […]
Malawi is among five countries in the southern Africa to benefit from £7 million (about K7.2 billion) British Government relief fund targeting people affected by a drop in remittances from South Africa due to coronavirus (Covid-19). A new fund, set up by the FinMark Trust, which will provide income relief to more than 8 000 […]
South African based Malawian female Disk Jockey (DJ), DJ Muller is making tremendous strides with her passion in disk jockeying in South Africa (SA) which among other things she produces mix tapes, mixing music on weddings, parties and shows. In an interview in Lilongwe, DJ Muller whose real name is Elsie Muluti Mwase said that […]
First Lady Monica Chakwera has hailed Malawian professional women in diaspora for taking action to stand against rape and violence against women and girls which has become rampant in the country. Madame Chakwera made the remarks on Friday in Pretoria, South Africa during a meeting organised by professional women living in South Africa. The meeting […]
President Lazarus Chakwera in continuing his “solidarity visits” will be on a two-day visit to South Africa for talks with his counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa amidst a background of Prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s problematic stay in Pretoria. Both Foreign Minister Eisenhower Mkaka and State House director of communication and executive assistant to the President, Sean Kampondeni have confirmed […]