THE Lusaka Magistrates’ court has set August 20, 2026, as the date for a ruling on whether there is a case to answer in the matter where former Nkana Independent MP Binwell Mpundu is charged with one count of seditious practices. Meanwhile, earlier Lusaka Magistrate Webster Milumbe discharged a bench warrant issued against Mpundu on July 9, 2026 for missing court. On July 9, 2026 Magistrate Milumbe issued a bench warrant returnable on July 20, 2026. In this matter, Mpundu is facing one count of seditious practices, contrary to Section 57(1)(b), read together with Section 60(1)(i) of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. When the matter came up for return of a bench warrant before Magistrate...