Malawi: 'There Is a God in Heaven!' Bushiri Celebrates Court Ruling That He Cannot Be Extradited, and Attacks Police Over 'Fake Cases'

What the report says

Shepherd Bushiri says Malawi’s High Court has ruled that he and his wife, Mary, cannot be extradited to South Africa, and he used a social media post to celebrate the decision while criticizing police. The report, distributed by AllAfrica from Nyasa Times, says Bushiri argued that judges accepted his concerns about missing evidence, anonymous witnesses and the rejection of hearsay-based material.

Bushiri also repeated longstanding accusations that officers in South Africa brought what he described as false cases to pressure him and his wife, and he referred to xenophobic hostility, protests outside his church and arson attacks on church tents. The article notes that these claims were not independently verified and that Bushiri did not name the officers or provide dates for the incidents.

The background to the case is that the couple left South Africa in 2020 after facing charges there. In October 2025, High Court Judge Mzonde Mvula set aside a magistrate’s extradition order, saying the lower court had denied the pair a fair hearing and had relied on unauthenticated and hearsay evidence. South Africa’s justice ministry said at the time it was considering its next legal step. The case remains significant because it involves cross-border extradition, due process concerns and ongoing disputes between Bushiri and South African authorities.