Month: February 2023 Posts

Moyale and Hiking Club lead partners in tree planting exercise

Feb 02, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

About 6,500 M'bawa trees have been planted in Mzuzu by celebrated Hill Climbing Club (HCC) and Malawi Defence Force's 3rd Malawi Rifles (3MR) of Moyale Barracks. The event started with a walk and run that… ...

Amnesty condemns burning of dead bodies by soldiers in Mozambique

Jan 13, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

An officer stands near a road sign in Palma, Cabo Delgado Province. Credit: Marc Hoogsteyns/Copyright 2021 The AP. Amnesty International has demanded Mozambican authorities and Southern African Development Community Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM), which includes… ...

MDF engaged to transport AIP fertilizer

Dec 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Government has engaged Malawi Defence Force (MDF) to transport fertilizer under the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) to hard to reach areas. Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale has disclosed this in a statement today. "This afternoon,… ...

Chilima buys poppy flower at K 1.5 million

Nov 04, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima yesterday bought a poppy flower at K1.5 million as part of assisting soldiers who fought in world wars. Chairperson for the Veteran and Ex-service League of Malawi (VELOM), Gen. Henry Odillo… ...

MDF soldier dies after parachute malfunctions

Nov 01, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier has died after his parachute malfunctioned during training. The soldier has been identified as Andy Matchado who was based at Parachute Battalion in Salima. Social media posts indicate that… ...

Civilian dies, MDF soldiers injured in accident

Oct 22, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Several Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers have sustained injuries while a civilian has died after a vehicle they were travelling in overturned along the Mchinji-Mkanda road. The accident occurred today at Yellow Camp police roadblock… ...

Marine soldier dies after drowning in Lake Malawi

Sep 11, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

A Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier based at Marine, Gerald Chiwaya aged 28, died yesterday at Monkey Bay after drowning. Monkey Bay Police Station Publicist Sergeant Alice Sichali said Chiwaya and his colleagues went to… ...

Malawi Defence Force allows Muslim soldiers to wear hijab

Aug 23, 2022 Russell Kondowe 1 &

The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has introduced a policy allowing female Muslim soldiers to be wearing Hijab at work. Muslim Chaplain at the MDF Sheikh Major Saad Khamis Malovu has confirmed that there has been… ...

My administration is committed to building a modern military — Chakwera

Aug 20, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says the joint training program by Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) and Malawi Defence Force (MDF) is evidence that his administration remains committed in building a modern military that plays… ...

Malawi procures aircrafts from China

Jul 18, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has received two MA600 aircrafts which the MDF procured from China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation (CATIC)  in 2019. The handover and takeover ceremony of the two MA600 aircraft took… ...

Malawian peacekeepers bring peace to village in DRC

Jun 16, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawian peacekeepers were deployed  in December, 2021 to the north-east of Beni town in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and they have managed to bring normalcy for inhabitants of the village… ...

Immigration officer, MDF soldier arrested for aiding Ethiopians to enter Malawi

May 04, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 1 &

Police in Karonga District are keeping in custody a Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier and an Immigration Department officer for aiding Ethiopians to enter Malawi. Norther Region Police spokesperson Maurice Chapola identified the MDF soldier… ...

Zomba City Mayor applauds Changalume Barracks Soldiers

Apr 24, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

By Raphael Likaka Zomba City Mayor, Councillor Davie Maunde, has hailed Changalume Barracks Soldiers for participating in a number of activities including tree planting and for providing security in the city. Councillor Maunde was speaking… ...

Chakwera buries head in sand

Apr 01, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Commander in Chief of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF), President Lazarus Chakwera, is yet to comment on UK’s warning of a terrorist attack in Malawi. The president and his deputy, Saulos Chilima, have been spending… ...

Boy dies after explosion at MDF firing range

Mar 23, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

Kayenda: confirmed By: Raphael Likaka A 17-year-old boy identified as Bob Robin (17), has died after a device exploded at a Malawi Defence Force (MDF) motor firing range camp at Chikala Hills in Machinga district.… ...