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    • Bishop Banda spends night in prison after delay to meet bail conditions
      DESPITE being granted K80,000 bail by the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court, Archbishop Alick Banda spent the night at Lusaka Central Prison, commonly known as Chimbokaila, after pleading not guilty to possessing a Toyota Hilux suspected to have been unlawfully obtained. Director of Public Prosecutions Gilbert Phiri indicated that Archbishop Banda had remained detained because he may have met his bail conditions.......
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    • Zambia is peaceful after elections, but there’s still anxiety among citizens
      WE agree with Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Mulambo Haimbe that Zambia remains a peaceful nation after the August 2026 elections. The country enjoys a calm atmosphere, and there has been no descent into widespread political violence. But we also have to say that this is not necessarily the most accurate description of the mood in which the country finds itself. Peace cannot only be measured by the absence of people fighting in the streets. A nation can be quiet while citizens remain concerned and uncertain about what they can safely say in public........
    • Bishop Banda spends night in prison after delay to meet bail conditions
      DESPITE being granted K80,000 bail by the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court, Archbishop Alick Banda spent the night at Lusaka Central Prison, commonly known as Chimbokaila, after pleading not guilty to possessing a Toyota Hilux suspected to have been unlawfully obtained. Director of Public Prosecutions Gilbert Phiri indicated that Archbishop Banda had remained detained because he may have met his bail conditions late. Earlier, Lusaka Magistrate Mwandu Nakazwe granted Archbishop Banda K80,000 bail in his own recognisance, with three working sureties, each bound in the sum of K50,000 in their own recognisance. The court further ordered the.......
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