FORMER tourism minister Ronald Chitotela has been discharged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Court in a case he was recently arrested for, of possessing property reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime. Chitotela has been discharged on account of the consent settlement that he entered into with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Chitotela had previously...

LUSAKA High Court judge Wilfred Muma has sentenced former Family Health Trust executive director Benny Zulu to death by hanging for murdering 19-year-old Natasha Mkandawire in 2019. Zulu shot dead Natasha whom he had picked from her parents' home in Ngwerere area in Lusaka, before dumping her body in the bush in Mpandika area, Chief...

THE State has opposed former Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo's application to transfer to the Constitutional Court a case in which he and his wife, Nancy, are charged with corrupt acquisition of public property, possession of property suspected of being proceeds of crime, among other offences. This was after Lusambo, through his lawyer, raised a...

THE Lusaka Magistrates' Court has committed Lusaka lawyer McQueen Zaza and two others to the High Court for trial in a case in which they are charged with one count of attempts at extortion. In this matter, it is alleged Zaza; Bwalya Chilufya, a police officer; and Richard Phiri, a Zambia Revenue Authority officer, jointly...

LUSAKA lawyer Martha Mushipe has asked the Lusaka High Court for permission to enter judgement in default of appearance and defence against the State in a case in which she is demanding compensation of K 1.5 million for pain and suffering caused by her alleged false imprisonment that occurred in 2016. In this matter, Mushipe...

THE Auditor General's office has disclosed that a comprehensive audit is underway regarding the procurement and construction of the FTJ University in Mansa. In a statement, Tuesday, Auditor General's Office Head of Public Relations Ellen Chikale revealed that an audit was also being conducted on the Lusaka City Decongestion Project; construction of Petauke General Hospital,...

ATTORNEY General Mulilo Kabesha has urged the Constitutional Court to dismiss a case in which suspended Lusaka lawyer Jonas Zimba wants a determination on whether the DPP can be subjected to the procedure under the Judicial Code of Conduct Act when she is not a judicial officer. Kabesha has submitted that if the Director of...

THE Anti-Corruption Commission has summoned former DMMU National Coordinator Chanda Kabwe to appear before the commission on Monday morning for questioning. According to a call out dated May 13, Kabwe has been requested to report himself to ACC offices for the purpose of an interview at 09:00 hours. “Mr Chanda Kabwe, you are requested to...

JUDGE Joshua Banda has sued the State in the Constitutional Court, seeking an interim order to stay the President's decision to remove him from the office of Judge of the High Court. He wants a declaration that the jurisdiction of JCC to hear complaints against judges does not extend to matters that happened prior to...

FORMER Tourism Minister Ronald Chitotela is seeking permission in the Lusaka High Court to commence contempt of court proceedings against the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and some of its officers for u-turning on the earlier settlement agreement. Chitotela argues that the conduct of the commission is intentional because it is well aware of the undertaking it...