The Chief Resident Magistrate’s Court in Kasungu District has handed a two-year suspended sentence to nine men convicted of engaging in illegal gold mining at Chimbiya Village under Traditional Authority Chitanthamapiri. The suspects were arrested last week during a crackdown led by the Malawi Defence Force (MDF), which involved the closure of illegal mining sites and the detention of individuals operating without licences. In his ruling, Chief …
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