Month: January 2020 Posts

No more forgery with E-Passport – Immigration Dept

Jan 30, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 4 &

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services says people will not be able to forge the E-Passports as it has been happening with previous passports. Officials from the department said this on Tuesday when briefing… ...

Passport applications suspended

Jan 07, 2020 Mike Ching'ande 0 &

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services has temporarily stopped receiving passport applications. According to Immigration Department Spokesperson Joseph Chauwa, the service will not be available from Wednesday 8th January to Monday 13th January 2020.… ...

Malawian crushed to death in Moz after sleeping under truck

Oct 03, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A Malawian truck driver has been crushed to death in Mozambique after sleeping under a parked truck. According to Mwanza border publicist Pasqually Zulu, the deceased has been identified as Khatimu Anafi. The victim left… ...

Police, Immigration and MRA start joint operations in Ntcheu

Sep 18, 2019 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Officers from Ntcheu Police, Biriwiri Immigration Station and Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) have started conducting joint operations to enhance security along the border with Mozambique. The three institutions seek to improve revenue collection and enhance… ...

Malawians who were abandoned in Mozambique arrive home

Sep 10, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Sixteen Malawians who were stranded in Mozambique for close to a week after the bus they were travelling in left them behind arrived in Malawi on Monday. According to Mwanza border publicist, Pasqually Zulu, the… ...

Concerns over K80,000 Malawi passport

Jul 01, 2019 Luke Bisani 7 &

With reports that Malawi government intends to hike fees for public services in the country, there are concerns that citizens will be paying exorbitant fees for services that are poor while also being forced to… ...

Boma likweza mtengo wa pasipoti

Jun 28, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 10 &

Boma kudzera ku nthambi lowona za anthu olowa ndikutuluka m’dziko muno la Immigration latsimikiza kuti posachedwapa likweza mitengo ya ziphaso zoyendera. Poyankhula ndi nyuzipepala ino mneneri wa bungweli a Joseph Chauwa anati mphekeserayi ndiyoona koma… ...

Malawi intensifies screening of Russians, Nigerians ahead of polls

Apr 24, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Immigration Department has intensified screening of Russians, Nigerians and Indians looking to come to Malawi ahead of the May elections. This has been revealed in a leaked letter which Director General at the… ...

Human traffickers turn Malawi into a haven

Feb 27, 2019 Richard Jimu 2 &

Human traffickers working with high ranking immigration officials have turned Malawi into a haven for undocumented immigrants, it has been revealed. According to reports, a few buildings around Maselema behind what used to be MTL… ...

Batatawala wants to steal public resources – Govt

Feb 03, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Government says it will use all its expertise and available legal avenues to stop businessman Abdul Karim Batatawala from stealing K53 billion. Minister of Information Henry Mussa said this in a statement yesterday in reaction… ...

Immigration Dept. reverses transfers of officers punished over Chilima’s trip

Jan 16, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services has reversed the transfers of five top immigration officers who were moved following Vice President Saulos Chilima’s trip to the United States. Director General of the Department Masauko… ...

Tender fraud at Immigration Dept

Dec 20, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Immigration Department has been accused of  fraudulently awarding a K26 billion tender to Two Trees Investments. The contract is for the upgrading of the Passport Issuance System and introduction of electronic passports. According to… ...

Ghanaian national denied entry over illegal documents

Nov 23, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police in  Mwanza on Wednesday arrested a Ghanaian national who failed to produce a valid travel document during routine checks. According to Mwanza border publicist Pasqually Zulu, the Ghanaian national who has been identified as… ...

886 Malawians deported in 2017

Dec 15, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 25 &

The Malawi Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services says 886 Malawians were deported from other countries this year. This is according to Mwanza border publicist, Pasqually Zulu who said the border has recorded 886 deportees… ...

66 illegal immigrants arrested in Mzuzu

Dec 06, 2017 Mike Lyson Zgambo 56 &

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services in the Northern Region has apprehended 66 Ethiopian nationals for entering the country illegally. According to deputy immigration public relations officer for the north Francis Chitambuli, the immigrants… ...