Month: March 2016 Posts

Ghanaian arrested for attempting to obtain Malawian passport

Mar 23, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 73 &

The Immigration Department on Tuesday arrested a 36 year-old Ghanaian national after he attempted to obtain a Malawian passport. According to deputy immigration department spokesperson, Wellington Chiponde, the suspect has been identified as 27 year-old… ...

Malawi passport fee hiked

Mar 05, 2016 Aubrey Makina 878 &

…ordinary Passport pegged at K80,000 In what may pass as desperate efforts at fundraising by the DPP led government, Malwi24 has been informed that the country is considering hiking again passport fees. According to information that… ...

Malawians hailed for supporting Mozambican refugees

Feb 18, 2016 Macmillan Mhone 34 &

Humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has hailed Malawians for being generous towards Mozambican refugees who have fled tensions and violence in their country. Speaking on the relations between villagers and refugees at Kapise Village in… ...

Immigration in campaign against corruption

Feb 07, 2016 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Immigration Department in conjunction with the Anti-Corruption Bureau is conducting corruption awareness campaigns in some parts of the country in a bid to end the vice. Immigration spokesperson for the Central Region Eraki Banda… ...

Immigration crackdown leads to eight arrests

Feb 05, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 54 &

Malawi’s immigration department has netted eight foreigners who entered the country using fake traveling documents. Immigration department deputy spokesperson, Willington Chiponde said the eight foreigners who were also staying in the country illegally were arrested… ...

Love your country, Malawians urged

Jan 22, 2016 Martha Chikoti 137 &

The Department of Immigration has urged people living near the country’s borders to love Malawi and be patriotic by reporting illegal immigrants to authorities. Chief Immigration Officer Masauko Medi made the remarks amid increasing reports… ...

Three Malawians wrapped under plastic papers arrested

Nov 17, 2015 Baxter Mkumba 39 &

Three Malawians were last Wednesday arrested by a joint operation of Zimbabwe Revenue Authorities, immigration officers, police officers, and other security agencies known as Ferret Squad at Beitbridge Border Post when they illegally entered Zimbabwe… ...