Malawian arrested in SA for stealing


Ishmail Sulaiman, a Malawian who works as a waiter in South Africa has been arrested after he stole millions of Kwacha from a restaurant client.

The waiter used an illegal skimming device to scan the client’s debit card and later steal R60000 (about K2.9 million).

The Malawian was caught on camera carrying a device hidden in a bag which he used to skim the card of the customer.

South Africa PoliceAccording to a prosecutor, after the customer had dined at the restaurant‚ he requested the bill.

Sulaiman then approached the table and swiped the customer’s card on two occasions using an electronic device. On both occasions the transaction was unsuccessful.

“Sulaiman then left the table and returned with another device. The card was then used again and the transaction was successful,” said the prosecutor.

A few days later‚ the customer discovered that numerous transactions had been made from his account and the amount of R60‚000 had been withdrawn.

Sulaiman’s employer David Raad said he had trust in him hence is shocked by what had happened. He said that none of his management team had expected an incident of card skimming to take place at the popular restaurant.

“It’s been an emotional trip for all the staff‚ and it happened out of the blue as Ishmail had worked for us for a number of years‚” he said.

“In the 15 years we have been running‚ nothing like this has ever happened before although any incidents‚ as with this particular case‚ is dealt with seriously as the issue is prevalent throughout the industry,” he said.

Meanwhile, Sulaiman is out on a R2000 bail but faces deportation because the authorities have found that he was living and working in South Africa illegally.



  1. #patrick j white, kumalawi kuno anthu mnyumbazawo alindima rands ambili ku south africa kusunga makwacha palibe chachilendo, palibe cholakwika, iweyo ngati ulindimakwacha ukufuna kupita ku joberg uenela kusintha makwachawo akhale mma rands, ku joberg kuli anthu ambilimbili osintha ndalama amakhala ndimakwacha,ma rands, mapula, pounds nzina zambiri walakwisa pati munthu, tamachangamukani mufuna muzikhalabe pansi mpaka liti, sanalakwise munthuyo waba makwacha.

  2. Ngati mwasowa zolemba pezani china chochita, THEBA isiyeni musatiyipitse kuno amalawi mbili yathu kuno ndi yabwino sanje bwanji kuchita kuposita mu chizungu kuti akutheba kuno awerenge nawo, ANYANI INU ETI? machende anu.

  3. Our mk currency is useless n there is noway you can find it in millions in a foreign country.I agree with u who say its a converted currency.we have rand in mw far away frm RSA and we have dollars the whole way from jubeck and the British pound the whole way from Uk n yet we dont have Tz shillings n met cash from moz yet Tz n Moz are the nearest neighbours.why?

  4. uchitsilu umenewo,kuno adathawa cashgate,kumeneko wayambaso kuba,amupatse chilango ameneyo,afuna aipitse mbili ya anzake kumeneko?shupiti!!!!!iyaaaaa!!!!

  5. kodi umbuli wanji uli ndi enanu?kuno ku SA makwacha aliko and amabusiness nde amati Forex imeneyo,koma zinazi amene akunena kuti kulibe makwachayo ayenela kuti akugwira tchito mwama Somalia ndimbuli olo sukulu anathawa asafike ndiku form level.ine ndiliso ndimakwacha muden yanga nde ndili KuMalawi.sambani kumaso mwina mumasocial network mungapange comment zanzeru osati kumangosusa kwacha samapangaso kuMalawi umangobwela kumeneko mumachita kugula kumayiko azungu.

  6. Pa chiyao timayankhula kuti ,kujubeki kwambone! Kwakulya nguku, ntamose soni kwangapamba msusi. Pandalama samaphethira maso,waitha ameneo. Kutuluka sinkhani ndipo amutaya ameneo.

  7. Kkkk koma school ndiyabwino cholakwika apa ndi chani?Munthu apanga convert ma rands into kwacha’s kuti anthu ena omwe sadziwa ma rand adziwe amount yeni yeni yomwe adaba , ngati inu m’madziwa rand musaone ngati wina aliyese akuidziwa palibe cholakwika apa kuzolowela kuyalutsa anthu basi #amalawi-sazatheka-ndithu

  8. Hahahaha walengedzedza nkhani imeneyi akufuna akanaba Ali iye.
    Nkani akuti ma kwacha mmalo mwa ma rands.
    Kuno palibe angasunge MA kwacha pa restaurant.

  9. Koma mangochi adah iwe sudza ntheka ndi nzungu emwe amakana zoti mangochi ili ku malawi amati ndi dzikoso siku malawi koma kubaku uku kadzina nkukhala ishumal koma zichito chito ndiwe …………..?ma QULUANI ama ng.amba pa bertbrig agalu amenewa

  10. Kuno ku SA kulibe makwacha iyeyo amadzatani nao kuno.sanalakwitse kumubera mnyamatayu anabwerera kudzafuna ndalama kuno osati kudzadya ndaama ndiye wazipeza asatenge,akuluwa achotsedwa chimbenene.

  11. Nzotheka makwacha kupezeka ku RSA ngati momwe ma Rands amapezekera kuno palibe chodabwisa, inu mukuona zachilendo makwacha kupezeka ku south? Woke up guyz or kwthu kuno ma US dollars aliko bt we use kwacha so musakhale odabwa makwacha kupezeka ku south Africa

  12. I hope the reporter converted that R60000 into malawian kwacha that came up to millions of kwachas i dont see anything wrong here since the guy is out of bail his case is over also

  13. Reports reveals that the admin is involved on this because he,she is not giving the true information.where is the photo of the curprite,when did this happen.who did the judgement in court,how does admin know this he,she is malawian.does southafrica contain thieves from malawi,many questions un answered

  14. ngati anthu akuba Ma Billion ku Capital hill……..nde ka Million kachani,,,,,,,,komaso amenewo akutengera khalidwe lazitsogoleri akuno ku nyasaland kukonda kuba ma office………atumizeni azibwera kuno ku nyasaland azagwire 3years in prison chilango choba ndalama chochepa kusiyana ndi cha mkuba nkhuku kuno ku nyasaland

  15. Wina anasesa supermarkert yonse osaziya ngakhale kabokosi kamachesi,,,,,abwana akugona kwao iye nkuimbira anzanke poti naye amagona momo mmawa anangopeza mulimbeeeee,,,,

  16. mijomba imeneyo ndokuba kwabasi ndiomwe akuipitsa mbiri yaife kuno kuti amalawi ndookuba osadziwa kuti ana amoslim akumangochi ndomwe akuba kuno.

    • uli ndi umboni wokwanira kuti kuno ku SAF mangochi ndiwomwe akuba?machende ako pamozi ndi bambo ako nyini ya mako pamodzi ndi m’kazi wako mbuzi,ukufuna kutchuka pano?usamale pochita zinhu kuti masiku ako achuluke,mangochi ndiyotchuka kuyambira kale,sono iwe ukukambanso za chipembezo zikugwirizana?ndife amodzi amwene tipasane ulemu,osatinso ndikukuopa ayi AAAA. iwe ndindaninso khope yonvesa chisoni!!

  17. Kkkk mr reporter, you are guilty as charged, firstly are you sure he is a malawian? Secondly at what exchange rate did you convert the rands to kwachas because am sure he stole rands. And for records, do some editing before posting issues on social media, do you copy?

  18. Kungonva dzinalakelo mukhoza kudziwakuti anthuwa imapelewelapaiwo.nthawizina dzimabela amalawi anzawo. Kuli kupusa. Zimatiwawatu mukamadya osakhetsa thukuta.