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MDF calls for applications from aspiring soldiers

Feb 17, 2017 Bright Malenga 158 &

Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has called for applications from Malawian youth who wish to become soldiers. As it was disclosed by General Griffin Supuni Phiri about the recruitment for new soldiers during interreligious prayers at… ...

MDF plans to recruit soldiers

Feb 08, 2017 Bright Malenga 185 &

After spending a number of years without recruiting soldiers, the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has disclosed that it will soon conduct a recruitment exercise for new soldiers in the country. Speaking in Lilongwe at Kamuzu… ...

Mutharika urges soldiers to be God fearing

Feb 07, 2017 Bright Malenga 89 &

President Arthur Peter Mutharika has urged soldiers in the country to be God-fearing for them to do their duties accordingly. Mutharika made the remarks at Kamuzu Barracks in Lilongwe during Inter-religious prayers organised by the… ...

MDF soldier nabbed for stealing under false pretence

Feb 03, 2017 Bright Malenga 85 &

Police in Karonga district are keeping in custody a 27 year-old Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier based at Cobbe Barracks in Zomba for obtaining money from secondary school students by lying that he would get… ...

MDF to plant 10 million trees

Jan 18, 2017 Martha Chikoti 44 &

The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has said it plans to plant 10 million trees by the end of the current tree planting season. Colonel John Chaika made the remarks during tree planting exercise at Zomba… ...

Malawian soldiers urged to set a good example

Jan 04, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 46 &

Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers have been advised to set an example to all Malawians in respecting the country’s laws. Speaking during the 2016 Year End Ball at Kamuzu Barracks, MDF Commander General Griffin Supuni… ...

MDF soldier severely beaten in Mulanje after shooting incident

Dec 30, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 224 &

Irate communities in Mulanje district have roughed up a Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier, one of the militants believed to have a shot a man found cultivating close to Mulanje Mountain. According to reports that… ...