Salima Sugar Company illegal Indian workers appear in court

Illigal Indian workers at Salima Sugar Company have appeared in court in Lilongwe just a day after Immigration officials pounced on them.

Indians who are accused of working in Malawi illegally

The 67 employees from India who were working at the company without valid official work permits have been formally charged with working without permits.

The government has 40 per cent shares in Salima Sugar Company and an Indian company owes 60 per cent shareholding.

Speaking just a two kilometres away at Immigration department where he had gone for a familiarization tour, minister of Homeland Security Richard Chimwendo Banda warned foreigners to abide by laws when entering, staying and working in the country.

He disputed rumours that the 67 illegal workers at Salima Sugar Company had been released, saying they would face the law.

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Mercie
Mercie
4 years ago

Those investigating this case need to dig deeper. I have a feeling some got paid to look the other way and if that is the case these illegal immigrants and who ever sponsored them need to come out and tell the truth. If there was corruption involved it is only fair that those involved face the law. Otherwise these illegal immigrants were only taking away our jobs. Where do you think 1 million jobs will come from if Amwenye continue to bring in their people illegally?

Gee
Gee
4 years ago

Muwapakenso kachitedze pang’ono, amwenye amawadelera anthu akuda kwambiri

Chifundo Ganizani
Chifundo Ganizani
4 years ago
Reply to  Gee

You are a racist.
Our country is full of unducated umbuli like you who hate the mwenyes.
My friend, ngati uli ndi nsnsanje, like all malawians have when they see someone prospering, shut your mouth, work hard and make the money.
Every bloody comment from a blacki is mwenye chakuti, ife akuda ndye ma victim.
Grow up in this civilised world.
We all know what abuse these mwenye face in our country, they hold up the economy.
The people who are rinsing our country are the whites and we crave to lick their backsides!

kanjedza
kanjedza
4 years ago

They came to work for a company that is partially owned by the government. Were the government officials overseeing the sugar factory not aware that such a big contigent is arriving. They did not come with tourist visa . The immigartion at the airport must have had a good reason to allow them. When they arrived it was headlines in teh newspapers and there was lot of praise about the investment , but no action was taken at that time by the immigration.. Does everything in Malawi spark only if a minister visits

Monamoha singh
4 years ago

Please don’t waste resources with these asians.they are thieves,crooks,bad people,they worship snakes,monkeys,rat, very bad people.just deport them they are spoiling our economy.please ministers move around you will agree with me.these are very very bad creatures.Dont spare them or feel sorry about them.dont get they money they will embarrass you.

Chifundo Ganizani
Chifundo Ganizani
4 years ago
Reply to  Monamoha singh

You are a jelous singh.
Kom NSANJE.
Your pipo and you are writing a comment against them
Koma anthu awa asowa ntima

Bike
Bike
4 years ago

SHAYONA CEMENT COMPANY IN KASUNGU SHOULD BE THE NEXT TARGET. IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS: WERE YOU WAITING FOR THE MINISTER TO DO IT FOR YOU? PLEASE WAKE YOUR ASSES UP!

Madando Tippex
Madando Tippex
4 years ago
Reply to  Bike

Raiply too has a heap of reported cases that have not been investigated because Jappie Mhango and DPP have been getting millions of Kwacha from there. The government for instance is losing a lot of money because the company is stealing on daily basis – number of trips of trucks carrying logs and number of logs per trips are always reduced by between 25% to 30% everyday when passing through the gate and the products sold privately or sent to special companies in South Africa and Mozambique.

Joovido
Joovido
4 years ago

Witchhunting kapena

Mangochi Kabwafu
Mangochi Kabwafu
4 years ago

Deport them now.

Mpakateni
4 years ago

Our brothers and sisters are always deported from South Africa for a similar offence and some of them have even lost their lives. So, whey should we tolerate foreigners who break our laws? Next, you should move on Nigerians who are busy selling substandard car parts at exhobitant prices.

Chifundo Ganizani
Chifundo Ganizani
4 years ago
Reply to  Mpakateni

Yes then burundis then chinese then every other dark cloured person and keep licking white ass.

Chifumu
Chifumu
4 years ago

Deport them Hon Minister. Law already broken. Don’t allow a situation to be created when the corrupt magistrate’s fine them a small pittance and let them loose .Deport them as otherwise we will be feeding them at government expanse. Fine the company or nationalise the company.

nafundo zalo
nafundo zalo
4 years ago
Reply to  Chifumu

kumaiko kwina after answering to the case then deportation on hand.
kuno lets not leave them scot free. nde tipanga tokhatu. olo else
pitala
minister
ambassodor ali ku India pls neck them or charter a plane from these dudes pocket.
there must be a mmwenye the chunala clan connected to this deal. onanipo

Bwana Wanga
Bwana Wanga
4 years ago
Reply to  nafundo zalo

English please.

Lloyd Gombal
Lloyd Gombal
4 years ago
Reply to  nafundo zalo

Ana athu akusowa ntchito kubweretsa amwenye ngati boma liteteza anthuwa we’ll take the law into own hands adzipita basi.

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