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'Bring Food, Not SIM Cards, to Prison'

Summary by The Nation
Zomba Central Prison Commandant Austin Nyoni says instead of burning or destroying phones and sim cards found by prisoners at the prison, they will hand them over to the telecommunications companies to trace the owners of the licenses they registered the phones to. According to Nyoni, if the owners of the licenses are found, they will be arrested and charged with importing prohibited items into the prison, which he says is fueling phone theft in…
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Zomba Central Prison Commandant Austin Nyoni says instead of burning or destroying phones and sim cards found by prisoners at the prison, they will hand them over to the telecommunications companies to trace the owners of the licenses they registered the phones to. According to Nyoni, if the owners of the licenses are found, they will be arrested and charged with importing prohibited items into the prison, which he says is fueling phone theft in…

·Blantyre, Malawi
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The Nation broke the news in Blantyre, Malawi on Saturday, May 31, 2025.
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