Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Archives

Chakwera says Tonse Govt will ensure Malawi is well protected

Sep 20, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says his administration will ensure that no inch of the sovereign territory of the country is encroached. Speaking in a radio address at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe on Saturay, Chakwera said the… ...

I was fired for doing my job – Nundwe

Sep 01, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Reinstated Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander, General Vincent Nundwe, says he was removed from the army in March for doing his job. Nundwe made the remarks following President Lazarus Chakwera’s decision to re-instate him. In… ...

Chakwera reinstates Nundwe as Malawi Army commander

Sep 01, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has reinstated General Vincent Nundwe as Commander of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) with immediate effect. The Malawi leader has announced the decision in a televised statement today. Nundwe was fired in… ...

MDF soldiers write President Chakwera over peacekeeping allowances

Jul 21, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers have written a letter to Malawi president, Dr Lazarus Chakwera, demanding the government to pay them their outstanding peacekeeping allowances. According to the soldiers, the money was borrowed by the… ...

Chilima says recruitment of police, Malawi Army officers should be based on merit

May 27, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima says new recruits at the Malawi Police Service and Malawi Defence Force should not be hired based on their district of origin. Chilima who is also runningmate for the Tonse Alliance… ...

Nundwe appointed Malawi’s High Commissioner to India

Apr 17, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A month after he was fired as Commander of the Malawi Defence Force, General Vincent Nundwe (Rtd) has been appointed as Malawi’s High Commissioner to the Republic of India. The Chief Secretary to the Government… ...

Stay home or face the law, MDF and Police tell Malawians

Apr 16, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 2 &

With less than three days to go before the start of a 21-day lockdown imposed by President Peter Mutharika's administration, Malawi Police Service and Malawi Defence Force (MDF) have advised Malawians to stay at home… ...

Malawi’s Mutharika fires army general

Mar 17, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has fired Commander of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) General Vincent Nundwe and has shaken up the military. Nundwe has been replaced with Major General Peter Andrew Lapken Namathanga who has also… ...

Mutharika orders Malawi Army to use force against protesters

Mar 08, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has ordered the Malawi Defence Force and the Malawi Police to use necessary force to stop protesters who plan to shut down State House on 25 March. Speaking at a Democratic Progressive… ...

HRDC angers demonstrators in Mzuzu

Feb 14, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

People who joined protests with the aim of closing the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) offices went home disappointed as HRDC failed to lock the offices. One of the protesters Joseph Mseteka said HRDC leaders locked… ...

Police, Army ready to keep peace – Govt

Jan 28, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Government has assured the public that there is going to be peace, law and order before, during or after the Constitutional Court ruling in the presidential elections case. According to the Minister of Information, Civic… ...

Govt officials, MDF plant trees at Dzalanyama Forest

Jan 20, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Energy Mining together with different stakeholders including Malawi Defence Force and development partners on Saturday planted trees at Dzalanyama Forest. The tree planting exercise at Dzalanyama Forest took place… ...