MALANJI’S JUDGMENT POSTPONED DUE TO ILLNESS
Lusaka… Friday August 22, 2025 – The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has postponed the judgment in the case involving former Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji and former Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba.
The postponement came after Malanji’s lawyer informed the court that his client had fallen ill and was unable to attend proceedings.
During the session before Acting Chief Resident Magistrate Irene Wishimanga, the prosecution applied that the doctor alleged to have treated Malanji be subpoenaed.
The state raised concern that the sick note presented in court bore the name “Joel Malanji” instead of Joe or Joseph Malanji.
In response, the defense argued that the discrepancy was merely a semantic error and that the medical note remained valid.
However, Magistrate Wishimanga ruled that the doctor should appear in court on Monday, August 25, at 10:00 hours to clarify the matter.
Jail temunobe…
He’s been galavanting to offer the ECL family solidarity in courts of SA and when judgement day comes, he feins sickness.
And some NGOs will soon be pleading for a Presidential pardon on humanitarian grounds even before he is sentenced to five years hard labor
It’s a case whose judgement is eagerly awaited by patriots.
Just delaying the inevitable.
Did the prosecution establish how the helicopters were paid for with the supplier? Was it a bank-to-bank transfer, was it through a suitcase of cash? Did the prosecution get a representative of the supplier to testify for them?