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Source: Malawi president sacks army chief | Newsday (News)

LILONGWE — Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Tuesday fired the country’s Army Commander General Vincent Nundwe and his deputy Lieutenant Clement Namangale, replacing them with new personnel, an official statement released on Tuesday evening.

— Xinhua

According to the statement from the Office of the President and Cabinet, Mutharika has appointed Major-General Andrew Lapken Namathanga as new Commander General of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) and Brigadier General Davis Sesatino Mtachi, as deputy.

Mutharika has since promoted the two to the ranks of General and Lieutenant-General, respectively, following the appointments.

Until his appointment, Namathanga, was MDF’s Air Force Commander, while Mtachi was Deputy Commander for Landed Forces.

The statement stated that the new appointments were with immediate effect, and that “Meanwhile, General Nundwe and Lieutenant-General Namangale will be assigned other duties in the public service”.

Mutharika has also promoted Brigadier-General Elias Mpaso to Major-General and Commander for Landed Forces, replacing Major-General Alick Bentry Mhone, who has since been axed from the hierarchy.

MDF Commander for Maritime Force, Brigadier Francis Blessings Kakhuta Banda, has maintained his role, but he has since been promoted to the rank of Major-General, while his deputy, Colonel Richard Chagonapanja is now a Brigadier-General.

Brigadier Ian Macleod Chirwa, who was Deputy Air Force Commander, is now a Major-General and he has risen to a full Air Force Commander. Colonels Harrison Kandula and Desmond Chiwanda have been promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and the two are now deputy commanders for Air Force and Landed Forces, respectively.

Mutharika’s shake-up at the MDF comes barely five days after he dissolved his Cabinet last Friday afternoon.

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South Africa plans to install a 40-kilometer fence on its land border crossing with Zimbabwe to prevent undocumented migrants and people infected with the coronavirus from entering.

Source: SA erects fence on Zimbabwe border as coronavirus measure | Fin24

South Africa plans to install a 40-kilometer fence on its land border crossing with Zimbabwe to prevent undocumented migrants and people infected with the coronavirus from entering, as part of emergency measures to contain the spread of the disease.

The specifications of the 1.8 meter high fence at the Beitbridge border post have already been finalized along with the appointment of a contract, the Department of Public Works said in a statement Thursday. The barrier is expected to be completed within a month. The department didn’t specify the costs.

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