Month: March 2019 Posts

Four Malawi Defence Force soldiers die after bridge collapses

Mar 18, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

Four Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers died on Sunday after a bridge they were dismantling fell into Bua River in Kasungu. The soldiers were removing an old Bailey bridge over the Bua River and the… ...

Man severely beaten by soldiers was thief

Feb 17, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The man who was severely beaten by Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers while wearing camouflage in Zomba was a thief. According to a Malawi Defence Force soldier who did not want to be named, the… ...

Malawi Defence Force soldier impregnates girl, 14

Dec 17, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Captain based at Kamuzu Barracks in Lilongwe has impregnated his 14-year-old house maid. In a recorded phone interview with the girl and her mother, the soldier identified as Captain Chilije… ...

Second missing Malawian soldier found

Nov 30, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A second Malawian soldier who went missing alongside three others in the Democratic  Republic of Congo has returned to camp. Malawi Defence Force Spokesperson Major Paul Chiphwanya says Lance Corporal Gift Tinani-Nkhoma is back in… ...

Four Malawi soldiers missing in DRC

Nov 23, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Government has confirmed that four Malawi soldiers are missing in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Deputy Minister of Defence Amos Mailosi told Parliament this morning that the four went missing on 13th November after… ...

Military funeral ceremony held for six Malawian soldiers

Nov 21, 2018 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Bodies of six Malawian soldiers who died in the Democratic Republic of Congo last week arrived in the country this afternoon through Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe where a military funeral was also held. President… ...

Mutharika to attend funeral ceremony for Malawian soldiers killed in DRC

Nov 20, 2018 Russell Kondowe 0 &

President Peter Mutharika will tomorrow attend a military funeral ceremony for six Malawian soldiers who were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo last week. The bodies of the soldiers will arrive at Kamuzu International… ...