Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Joseph Malanji has filed a notice of appeal in the High Court against the conviction and his four-year prison sentence by the Lusaka Magistrate court. According to a notice of appeal filed by Mr Malanji’s lawyers, Messrs Makebi Zulu Advocates, the grounds of the appeal are that the trial magistrate, Magistrate Ireen Wishimanga, erred in law when she determined the matter without having jurisdiction to do as she did. The defence lawyers cited the forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime Act No. Where a person derives an advantage, the person’s advantage is deemed to be a sum of money equal to the value of the advantage derived,” the appeal read in part. On September 4th, 2025, the Lusaka Magistrate Court sentenced Mr Malanji to four years imprisonment with hard labour, while his co-accused, former Secretary to the Treasury, Fredson Yamba was handed a three-year sentence with hard labour.