Iran will revoke the citizenship of any national who happens to be holding another foreign citizenship, state-media reported.
The announcement was made by the Iranian judiciary and coincides with the controversy over Iranian officials holding dual nationalities who are accused of espionage.
The Speaker of the Committee of National Security Affairs in the Iranian Parliament Hussain Naqvi Hussaini was cited in Mizzan news agency saying: “According to Iranian law, holding a dual citizenship is akin to a crime.”
“Citizenship would be withdrawn from Iranians holding dual nationalities’’, pointing out to a blurring legal point in identifying the (US) green card, residency, and dual citizenship,’ he added.
Mohammed Ali Burmukhtar, a member of the Judiciary Committee in the Iranian Parliament, said: “Even though Iranian law prohibits the citizens from holding dual nationalities, there are 40 officials’ dual nationals working in different government departments.”
MALAWI CITIZENSHIP: Citizenship is based upon the Malawi Citizenship Act, dated July 6, 1966. Every person who was a citizen of Malawi before July 6, 1966, continues to be a citizen of Malawi. (UKC-Commonwealth Nation)
BY BIRTH: Birth within the territory of Malawi does not automatically confer citizenship. The exception is a child born of unknown parents.
BY DESCENT: Child born in Malawi, on or after July 6, 1966, whose father or mother is a citizen of Malawi and is of African race.
Child born abroad, on or after July 6, 1966, one of whose parents is a native-born citizen of Malawi of African race. BY NATURALIZATION: Malawian citizenship may be acquired upon fulfillment of the following conditions: Person is of an African race or has Commonwealth or Malawian ties, has resided five years in the country, has adequate knowledge of the English language, intends to reside permanently in Malawi, and will renounce previous citizenship. (Aliens without the national ties must have resided for seven years.) MALAWI DUAL CITIZENSHIP: NOT RECOGNIZED.
Exception: Child born abroad, who obtains citizenship of country of birth, may maintain dual citizenship until age 21, when the person must renounce the other citizenship within one year or Malawian citizenship will be revoked. A citizen of Malawi, age 22 or older, who obtains new citizenship through other than voluntary means (for example, marriage) has one year to declare a desire to retain Malawian citizenship or it will be revoked.
MALAWI LOSS OF CITIZENSHIP:
VOLUNTARY: Voluntary renunciation of Malawian citizenship is permitted by law. Contact the Embassy for details and required paperwork. INVOLUNTARY: The following are grounds for involuntary loss of naturalized or registered Malawian citizenship:
Person exercises rights or privileges of another country.Citizenship was obtained through fraud or false statements.
Person has been arrested and imprisoned within seven years of citizenship.
Person has shown disloyalty or treason against Malawian government.
Person has been resident outside Malawi for seven years or more without proper registration with Consulate.
President Mutharika orders Justice Minister Tembenu to work on long awaited dual Citizenship Legislation
Dual Citizenship is a “status long sought by Malawi diaspora but was not recognized in the law” until now it may be soon be as it is being reported that Malawi President Dr. Peter Mutharika has asked Justice Minister Samuel Tembenu to draft legislation that would allow Malawians to have dual Citizenship.
The Malawi President himself a byproduct of the Diaspora has always understood the need for Diaspora to enjoy the Benefits such a status provides.
According to reporting, Malawi President Peter Mutharika told the state controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation that the ministry of Justice is currently working on the legislation which will enable Malawians hold dual citizenship.
The President said he will deliver on the promise he made in Parliament and also when he addressed Malawians in DC during the first few months of his Presidency. Peter Mutharika If successful will be the one President to deliver after many before him promised but never followed through.
“We are currently drafting the legislation, very soon we will have the legislation. This will be possible because we want Malawians in diaspora to come to Malawi,” he said.
On the country’s economy, President Mutharika said although the kwacha has stabilized, the inflation and high interest rates remain high.
“We are working on these,” said Mutharika.
He could however not give a definite answer as to when exactly the economy is expected to be back on his feet.
However, he said the government is luring more investors as way of giving dosage to the sick economy so that it can recover.
The Advantages of Dual Citizenship
Benefits and privileges. Dual citizens can receive the benefits and privileges offered by each country. For example, they have access to two social service systems, can vote in either country and may be able to run for office in either country, depending on the law. They are also allowed to work in either country without needing a work permit or visa and can attend school in either country at the citizen tuition rate.Dual citizens enjoy certain benefits, such as the ability to live and work freely in two countries, own property in both, and travel between the countries with relative ease. There are drawbacks, however, including the potential for double taxation, the long and expensive process for obtaining dual citizenship, and the fact that you become bound by the laws of two nations.
Because dual citizenship is complex and the rules and laws regarding citizenship vary from one country to the next, be sure to consult with qualified experts, including tax accountants and experienced citizenship lawyers
For now, many in the Diaspora are relieved that President Peter Mutharika has started to follow through on a promise he made to the Diaspora upon assuming the Presidency
Parliament Monday adjourned early after loss of power in the chamber made it difficult for members of Parliament (MPs) to continue with their deliberations.
The blackout occurred 15 minutes after tea-break and the MPs were in the dark for eight minutes before Speaker of Parliament, Richard Msowoya, announced the adjournment.
According to The Daily Times, the incident happened at a time Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Samuel Tembenu, was giving an update on the progress of the review of the Witchcraft Act.
The minister was giving the update during a debate on a statement Minister of Homeland Security, Nicholas Dausi, had delivered in the House on the state of disaster preparedness and response for the 2018/19 season.
Dausi had just told the House that, the Department of Disaster Management Affairs had just received a report of a fire accident in the area of Traditional Authority Mwansambo in Nkhotakota District that destroyed houses.
“What is disheartening about the fire accident is that the fire was started by community members on allegation that the owners of the houses were practising witchcraft. A total of 31 households had their houses and property destroyed by the fire,” Dausi said.
He said it is unfortunate that such incidents can happen when the Malawi Constitution clearly stipulates that it is criminal to call somebody a witch.
“May I request my fellow honourable members to civic-educate our constituents on the evils of taking the law into their hands,” Dausi said.
It was in the course of answering follow up questions on the issue that the blackout occurred in the chamber.
The country is facing serious power problems, with other areas experiencing up to 12 hours a day without electricity.
LILONGWE-(MD)-The Rainwater gushed through the ceiling inside the Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) building in the capital Lilongwe on Friday following torrential rainfall. But despite causing havoc among passengers, the embarrassment no flight operations were affected.
Passengers claimed they were drenched by the rain water and many of them had to move away with their luggage.
An eye witness, a passenger who was departing from the airport told The Maravi Post that the development occurred at about 1:20pm after heavy rain, accompanied by an hour-long windstorm, saw the roof of the airport building to leak like sieve.
The airport was being flooded at the time passengers headed for South African were boarding, while others travelling to Kenya and Ethiopia were checking in.
Photos of flooding in the airport circulated on social media platforms which showed passengers going through a flooded walkway to their flights.
It took airport staff nearly an hour to take out the rainwater and mop the affected areas in the building
The Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Malawi is over 118,000 km2 (45,560 sq. mi) with an estimated population of 16,777,547 (July 2013 est.). Its capital is Lilongwe, which is also Malawi’s largest city; the second largest is Blantyre, the third is Mzuzu and the fourth largest is its old capital Zomba. The name Malawi comes from the Maravi, an old name of the Nyanja people that inhabit the area. The country is also nicknamed “The Warm Heart of Africa”.
Malawi is among the smallest and poorest countries in Africa. Lake Malawi takes about a third of Malawi’s area.
Malawi is among the world’s least-developed countries. Around 85% of the population live in rural areas. The economy is based on agriculture, and more than one-third of GDP and 90% of export revenues come from this. In the past, the economy has been dependent on substantial economic aid from the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other countries. Malawi was ranked the 119th safest investment destination in the world in the March 2011 Euro money Country Risk rankings.
However, for unknown reasons celebrities the likes Tennis Great Roger Federer, Federer who holds several records of the Open Era: holding the world No. 1 position for 302 weeks (including 237 consecutive weeks); [ winning 17 Grand Slam singles titles; reaching each Grand Slam final at least five times (an all-time record); and reaching the Wimbledon final ten times. He is among the eight men (and among the five in Open Era) to capture a career Grand Slam have charities supporting Malawi youth.
Another world known celebrity is Material Girl Madonna. She has adopted Children in Malawi and has been a frequent visitor to the country in the last ten years. At least twice a very year in support of her Charity in the country.
US pop star Madonna Ciccone hugs her adopted daughter from Malawi Mercy James after officially opening a medical facility funded by the singer’s charity organization Raising Malawi on July 11, 2017.Pop star Rihanna
Finally, Robyn Rihanna Fenty a Barbadian singer and songwriter. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, she first entered the music industry by recording demo tapes under the direction of record producer Evan Rogers in 2003. She ultimately signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for its then-president, hip hop producer and rapper Jay Z. In 2005, Rihanna rose to fame with the release of her debut studio album Music of the Sun and its follow-up A Girl like Me (2006), which charted on the top 10 of the U.S. Billboard 200 and respectively produced the hit singles “Pon de Replay” and “SOS”. She also has decided to do her charity work in the country.
While other African countries like Swaziland and Kenya are benefiting from promoting tourism, Malawi which as we know has beautiful Lake Malawi which takes about a third of Malawi’s area, has failed to promote tourism by Failing to build structures and transportation to the lake area.
There are many followers of these celebrities who now know about Malawi and would visit places where their idols visit. However, we need to build an adequate Airport and Hotels around our tourist centers.
The Malawi Government should utilize the kindness of these celebrities to grow its tourism and Economy.
US pop star Madonna Ciccone hugs her adopted daughter from Malawi Mercy James after officially opening a medical facility funded by the singer’s charity organization Raising Malawi on July 11, 2017.
Tuesday July 11, 2017, international music maestro, Madonna, took her love relationship with her adopted country Malawi, to the epitome of philanthropic work. On this day, Madonna opened the Mercy James Children’s Hospital at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital.
As Malawians, we were all very proud and warmed that Madonna was accompanied to the opening ceremony of this giant children’s Centre, by our President, Professor Peter Mutharika, First Lady Gertrude Mutharika and Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima. This act by our leaders, gives collective acceptance and ownership of the Mercy David Pediatric Centre.
The Centre is no small section of the QECH, it is not a hastily-built structure jutting up the flat skyline of Ginnery Corner. It is a state-of-the-art Centre of excellence, specifically made for the children of Malawi. The Centre will also be a training centre for doctors, and provide outdoor health facilities for children’s relaxation activities.
This is an output of the Raising Malawi charity organization, which Madonna established when she first came to Malawi and adopted baby David. While many people in and outside Malawi, doubted the wisdom in permitting the boisterous international superstar, we commend Madonna’s tenacity, commitment and most of all her love for the children of Malawi.
She battled and won in and out of court episodes, in her bid to adopt the children: David, Mercy, and recently, the twins.
If there were any Malawians that felt the adoption were dubious, full of high-level tinkering, and all up-to-no-good, on Tuesday, Madonna put a big gob-stopper to those doubts.
It was not just the adoption that some Malawians had problems with; there were also challenges the music icon got embroiled with in the establishment of an academy for girls. The latter led to miles of bad press; the opening of the children’s Centre mutes it all.
In her humility Madonna said she “celebrate(s) the beautiful spirit of inspiration I found in Malawi. I have achieved so many things I never imagined I could do in my life like building a pediatric Centre in Malawi, raising six children four of them Malawians.”
As Malawians, led by the country’s leadership, celebrate the opening of the Mercy James Children’s Hospital at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, we salute you Mama Madonna. We appreciate your magnanimous and generous manner. Most of all, we appreciate you for choosing to love Malawi, for choosing to adopt Malawi children.
LILONGWE-(MD)-The Rainwater gushed through the ceiling inside the Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) building in the capital Lilongwe on Friday following torrential rainfall. But despite causing havoc among passengers, the embarrassment no flight operations were affected.
