Month: July 2023 Posts

Malawi Police officers steal K250 million from shop

Jul 26, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Men said to be Malawi Police officers have been captured on CCTV raiding a shop belonging to Rwandan nationals in Salima where they allegedly stole K250 million. A video shared on social media show a… ...

Voluntary repatriation: 38 Burundians leave Malawi

Jul 05, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Ministry of Homeland Security in collaboration with United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have repatriated 38 Burundi nationals on voluntary basis. The first batch of the voluntary repatriation is composed of 11 families representing 38… ...

Chitipa residents protest against relocation of refugee camp

Jul 01, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Chitipa residents have protested against Malawi Government’s plan to relocate refugee camp from Dowa to the area of Traditional Authority Mwenechanya in Chitipa. According to a petition the residents of Wenya have delivered to Chitipa… ...

YAS says refugees not to blame for Malawi’s poor economy

Jun 24, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Youth and Society has asked government to suspend the relocation exercise of refugees and asylum seekers, saying the refugees are not to blame for the country's poor economy. Government has relocated over 1900 refugees since… ...

NRB confiscates national IDs from refugees

Jun 23, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Ministry of Homeland Security Principal Secretary responsible for National Registration Bureau (NRB), Mphatso Sambo, says NRB has confiscated nine national ID cards which were issued illegally to refugees. Sambo was speaking in Lilongwe on Thursday… ...

Government calls for support for refugees in Malawi

Jun 20, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Minister of Homeland Security Ken Zikhale Ng'oma has called on the local and international community to support the government to provide a conducive environment for refugees in the country. Ng'oma made the call on Monday… ...

Chakwera defends decision to flush out migrants

Jun 17, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has defended his government's decision to flush out illegal immigrants, saying they rob the country's economy under the pretext of being refugees. Chakwera made the remarks when he hosted Malawi's Permanent Mission… ...