VEDANTA Resources Holdings Limited has asked the Lusaka High Court to give directions regarding the extent of Konkola Copper Mines' (KCM) provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu’s powers in light of the Court of Appeal’s decision to stay the winding-up proceedings involving KCM and refer the dispute to arbitration. Vedanta also wants the High Court to give...

A 38-YEAR-OLD machine operator of Lusaka’s John Laing area has been dragged to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for allegedly gazing at a 12-year-old girl while she was taking a bath. Brian Mando is facing a charge of indecently insulting or annoying females, contrary to the laws of Zambia. Particulars of the offence allege that on...

THREE people have appeared in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for allegedly forging the Lusaka City Council plans, works, development and real estate’s committee minutes. The three are also alleged to have forged a survey diagram, an offer letter and a certificate of title. In this matter, Tahir Choudry Mahmood, 47 of Lusaka’s Makeni/Kafue Road; Mikebby...

HONEYBEE Pharmacy Limited has submitted to the Lusaka High Court that the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) is not treating it fairly because over 70 other companies which procured goods out of specifications are not being put on the spotlight. Honeybee Pharmacy Limited has further argued that ZAMRA has been conducting unfair practices towards it...

THE Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has dragged five airlines operating in Zambia to the Lusaka High Court demanding payment of outstanding passenger safety charges amounting to over US $600,000. The Civil Aviation Authority is demanding payment of US $179,175 from the South African Airways Soc Limited, trading as South African Airways; US $47,120 from Proflight...

ABOUT 52 former employees of Maamba Collieries Limited, who were retrenched over 20 years ago, have sued the energy company seeking payment of more than K6 million being their total pension dues. James Chinene, suing on his behalf and that of 51 others, wants the Lusaka High Court to order Maamba Collieries Limited to pay...

TWO Ndola women who are charged with indecent assault on a female and assault occasioning actual bodily harm have been found with a case to answer and placed on their defence. The two women allegedly assaulted a 17-year-old girl by inserting a metal bar in her private parts. Jacqueline Nanyinza 27 and Catherine Pamba, 28,...

THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has entered a nolle prosequi in a matter in which outgoing UPND deputy secretary general Patrick Mucheleka and four others were charged with malicious damage to property. The proceedings which were before the Kasama Magistrates' Court have since been discontinued against them. However, Mucheleka says he is not happy...

NCHITO and Nchito Advocates has dragged Nico Insurance Zambia Limited to the Lusaka High Court demanding immediate reimbursement of all costs incurred by it when it rented a car for the period its insured vehicle was impaired. The law firm has submitted that the insurance company had been unresponsive when it bore the sole responsibility...

THE Anti-Corruption Commission has argued that Charles Loyana, a Zambian who is among the three people who have sued it over the infamous 48 houses, did not challenge the forfeiture proceedings that were instituted by the commission despite being served with the notice of intention to have the said properties forfeited to the State. ACC...