THE Sesheke Magistrate Court has convicted a 68-year-old American national, Mathews Lester Junior, for unlawful stay in Zambia. Lester, who was arrested on March 2, 2025 at the Katima Mulilo Border Control as he attempted to cross into Namibia, also faces charges related to obtaining a Zambian National Registration Card by false pretences. According to a statement issued by Department of Immigration Public Relations Officer Namati Nshinka, Lester was sentenced to a fine of K10,000 or nine months simple imprisonment for unlawful stay in Zambia. “The Sesheke Magistrate Court on 10th March, 2025 convicted a 68-year-old American national, Mathews Lester Junior, for unlawful stay in Zambia. Lester, who was arrested on 2nd March 2025 at the Katima Mulilo Border Control...