Lusaka High Court judge in charge Gertrude Chawatama has dismissed Hakainde  Hichilema's application for habeas corpus saying it is the role of the trial court to establish the validity of the charges. "At this stage this court cannot pronounce itself on the validity of the charges," she ruled.  Habeas Corpus proceedings according to judge Chawatama...

Lusaka High Court judge Sharon Newa says Precious Longwe purposefully shot her husband three times last year. And Precious maintained her composure throughout the two-hour long judgment which ultimately sentenced her to death; not shedding a single tear. Delivering judgment in a matter in which Precious was alleged to have murdered her husband Lubinda Litebele...

Precious Longwe has been sentenced to death by hanging for murdering her husband last year. Details later

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has insisted that Lusaka High Court judge Mwila Chitabo should recuse himself from presiding over his election petition for lack of impartiality. Yesterday, Attorney General Likando Kalaluka's submitted that there was no need for the judge to recuse himself because there was no basis for the application. But when the matter...

Police Assistant Superintendent Mpazi Mbita says police took long to charge UPND president Hakainde Hichilema because his lawyer demanded that the exercise be carried out in the presence of other defense lawyers who were not present at the time. In an affidavit in opposition of an ex-parte notice of motion for writ of Habeas Corpus,...

Detained UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has submitted before Lusaka High Court judge-in charge Getrude Chawamtama that he has been put in detention without a charge after police officers stole colossal sums of money at his house in New Kasama area. HH has since asked judge Chawamtama to compel the officer in charge at Lilayi Police...

Renowned UPND youth, Innocent Kalimanshi who was arrested during failed rally in Lusaka's Kanyama compound over a week ago, has been granted K8,000 cash bail. Kalimanshi appeared before Lusaka resident magistrate Brian Simachela and pleaded not guilty to a charge of conduct likely to cause the breach of peace. Magistrate Simachela granted the accused K8,000...

Attorney General Likando Kalaluka has opposed UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema’s application for Lusaka High Court judge Mwila Chitabo to recuse himself from presiding over his presidential petition case; describing the application as baseless. In an oral response to the application, Kalaluka noted that the petitioners, HH and Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba, had not exhibited any grounds...

A female pastor of Rainbow Church and Music Ministries in Lusaka’s Chawama Township has asked the High Court to dissolve her seven-month old marriage to a fellow pastor on grounds that there is no sexual intercourse in their home. In her petition for the nullification of marriage, Mary Moyo complained that she only found out...

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has contended that there is nothing irrational about his decision reprimand 54 UPND members of parliament for boycotting official opening of Parliament last September. In a High-Court filed affidavit signed by deputy clerk- Administration of the National Assembly of Zambia Cecilia Nsenduluka Mbewe, the Speaker opposed the application...