Month: September 2022 Posts

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… ...