The Salima First Grade Magistrate’s Court has sentenced Gift Zamanemba and Chikondi Manyowa to 30 months imprisonment with hard labour for producing charcoal without a permit in Thuma Forest Reserve. State prosecutor Memory Shawa told the court that on May 10, 2026, forest rangers conducting patrols within the reserve found the two operating charcoal kilns. According to the prosecution, the suspects admitted committing the offence when questione…
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