THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has discharged former High Court Judge Joshua Banda in a matter where he was facing two counts of corrupt transactions. The former High Court judge was discharged following an application made by the state. It was alleged in count one that Justice Banda between July 1 and 31, 2020, in Lusaka, corruptly solicited for K130, 000 gratification from David Mwanza, the Under-Sheriff in the Judiciary, as an inducement in order to assist the said David Mwanza to have a favourable decision in a tribunal relating to the collection of K8, 000, 000 from Mopani Copper Mines, a private body. In the second count, it was alleged that Justice Banda, between the same period, in Lusaka, did...