Month: January 2023 Posts

Burundian national arrested after applying for Malawi passport

Jan 07, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A Burundian woman aged 25 has been arrested in Malawi after she applied for a passport saying she is married to a Malawian man based in South Africa. The woman has been identified as Safiyyah… ...

Immigration arrests 18 Ethiopian migrants

Nov 14, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Immigration Officers in the Northern region have arrested 18 Ethiopians suspected to have entered the country illegally. The officers have also arrested one Malawian, Perrie Chintika aged 40, who was driving a vehicle which was… ...

Mass grave containing 25 bodies found in Mzimba

Oct 19, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Twenty-five dead bodies believed to be of immigrants from Ethiopia have been found in a mass grave at Golong'ondo area within Mtangatanga Forest Reserve in Mzimba. The grave containing migrants aged between 25 and 40… ...

Malawi deports Nigerian over drug possession

Sep 21, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services has deported Chimaraoke Justice Okorie aged 34, a Nigerian national who was fined K1.5 million for being found in possession of cocaine. This is according to the department's… ...

Immigration repatriates 39 Ethiopian nationals

Sep 16, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Service in Lilongwe and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have repatriated 39 Ethiopian nationals. Confirming the development was the department's national public relations officer Inspector Pasqually Zulu who… ...

248 Malawians jailed in Zimbabwe

Aug 31, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

Zimbabwe has detained 248 Malawians who were arrested while traveling to South Africa without  proper travel documents. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Malawi has confirmed to the local media saying the Malawians are in… ...

59 immigrants arrested in Rumphi

Aug 28, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Rumphi yesterday arrested 59 Ethiopian and Bangladeshi nationals at Mzokoto area. It is reported that in the wee hours of the material day, Rumphi Police Detective Officers were coming from Phoka area for… ...

Immigration deports Nigerian after he tried to get national ID

Aug 24, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Authorities at the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Service in Lilongwe have deported a Nigerian national who was arrested for trying to acquire a Malawi national identity card. According to Inspector Pasqually Zulu who is… ...

Immigration repatriates 19 Ethiopian nationals

Aug 17, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services in Lilongwe has repatriated 19 Ethiopian nationals who were nabbed for contravening Malawi's immigration laws. According to Inspector Pasqually Zulu who is the central region publicist for the… ...

Immigration starts repatriation of 281 Ethiopians

Aug 10, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

As one way of decongesting the country's prisons, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services with assistance from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has today commenced repatriation of 281 irregular Ethiopian migrants. Confirming the… ...

Analyst faults Chakwera for appointing ‘retired legs’

Aug 07, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

A social commentator has faulted president Lazarus Chakwera for appointing people who already retired from public service, saying the trend indicates that there is no hope for youths to completely take over any time soon.… ...

Chakwera appoints another retiree

Aug 05, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed a retired Malawi Defence Force Brigadier General as the Director General for the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services. Government spokesperson Gospel Kazako has confirmed in a Facebook post the… ...

Immigration intensifies sensitization campaign in Lilongwe

Aug 03, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The department of Immigration and Citizenship Services in Lilongwe, has intensified sensitization campaigns with an aim of bridging information gap between the department and service seekers. According to public relations officer for the central region… ...

Immigration apprehends 833 immigrants in 6 months

Jul 19, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services has revealed that it managed to arrest 833 immigrants from January to June this year. This is according to National Public Relations Officer for the Department of Immigration… ...

Chinese national Susu arrested

Jun 20, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Chinese national  Lu Ke also known as Susu has been arrested in Chipata, Zambia, the Department of Immigration has said. Lu fled Malawi after a BBC Africa Eye investigation revealed that he was exploiting children… ...