The Court of Appeal has upheld former Chilanga UPND member of parliament Keith Mukata's death sentence saying the lower court rightly convicted him given the evidence it was presented with. But his lawyer, Milner Katolo says the appellant expected an acquittal since the court had not established the type of firearm that killed the deceased....

A 35-year-old minibus driver of Lusaka's Mtendere Township has been dragged to court for allegedly having carnal knowledge of his 11-year-old daughter. In this matter, Kunda Njobvu is charged with incest. Particulars of the offence allege that between April 1 and 30, this year, Kunda had carnal knowledge of a girl knowing well that the...

A 44-year-old electrician of Jack Compound has been dragged to court for allegedly pretending to be a ZESCO employee and diverting electrical power to a house in 10 Miles. In this matter, Joseph Banda is jointly charged with Jeremiani Nkhoma, 45, of Matero, also an electrician, with three counts of personating a public officer, attempted...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested Housing and Infrastructure Development Minister Ronald Chitotela and charged him with nine more corruption charges. And Transparency International Zambia has made a fresh appeal to President Edgar Lungu to relieve Chitotela of his duties so that the corruption-accused can focus on defending himself. Chitotela arrived at the ACC headquarters...

CiSCA chairperson Bishop John Mambo says it is not the mandate of a presidential spokesperson to give national guidance on policy issues. And Bishop Mambo says State House cannot dictate civil society debates, adding that it is undemocratic for President Edgar Lungu's spokesperson Amos Chanda to be directing Zambians on what they should or should...

PF sympathiser Chanoda Ngwira has apologised to Supreme Court justices Mumba Malila and Albert Wood for threatening them with criminal action after the duo accepted to give witness statements in Mutembo Nchito’s matter. Ngwira has further apologised to Nchito for the threats directed at the two judges, saying he had reflected on his conduct and...

The University of Zambia has sued 12 tenants who are allegedly occupying its houses illegally in the Lusaka High Court, seeking an order to evict them from its properties in Lusaka's Commonwealth Village, Roma, Kalundu and Rhodespark areas. The institution has sued the Attorney General, Lemmy Namayanga, Lameck Simwanza, Robert Musukwa, Paul Mumba, among others....

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), under the charge of provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu, has appointed Messrs Makebi Zulu Advocates to represent the mining company's interests in the liquidation case. And Vedanta Resources Holdings Limited, the intended second respondent, has appointed Mulenga Mundashi Kasonde Legal Practitioners and Corpus Legal Practitioners, as its advocates. “Take notice that the...

Zambia Railways board Chairperson Lubinda Linyama says the company has put in place a number of interventions aimed at dismantling its historical liabilities with statutory entities that have been reported in the Auditor General's parastatal report of 2017. And Linyama says the company’s loss position highlighted in the Auditor General’s report were as a result...

National Restoration Party (NAREP) president Elias Chipimo says Zambians should not be fooled into thinking that the Patriotic Front (PF) government cares for the people of Chingola by liquidating KCM. And Chipimo said PF lacks capacity to provide the guidance necessary to bring relief to years of mismanagement and decline in the mining sector. In...