Courts

AN arresting officer has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that there is insufficient clinical lab evidence to support the offence of rape in the case where a woman is alleging that she was raped by... […]

THE Pretoria High Court, Gauteng Division, has dismissed with costs the application by former president Edgar Lungu’s family for leave to appeal against the judgement ordering the repatriation of his remains. Lungu’s widow, Esther, together... […]

INCARCERATED former Lusaka Province minister Bowman Lusambo has opposed the state’s application to forfeit his properties in Lusaka’s Chamba Valley area, following his conviction. Earlier this month, Lusambo was sentenced to three years imprisonment with... […]

NKANA independent member of parliament Binwell Mpundu has pleaded not guilty to a charge of seditious practices. Mpundu is facing one count of seditious practices, contrary to Section 57(1)(b), read together with Section 60(1)(i) of... […]

LUSAKA Senior Resident Magistrate Trevor Kasanda has set September 29 as the date for his ruling on whether Livingstone Mayor Constance Nalishebo Muleabai has a case to answer in the corruption case involving K180,000. Muleabai,... […]

FORMER Foreign Affairs minister Joseph Malanji has appealed the four-year sentence handed down by the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for being in possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime. In a separate action, Malanji... […]

THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced two traditional healers to two years in prison for attempting to harm President Hakainde Hichilema through sorcery. Magistrate Fine Mayambu says had the convicts succeeded in their mission, President... […]

THE Lusaka Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a 43-year-old caretaker to five years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing livestock and household items worth over K120,000 from his employer, High Court Judge Edward Musona. In this... […]

A LUSAKA woman from Mtendere East has told court how she once ended up sharing a bed with her husband’s girlfriend in their matrimonial home after he claimed the woman was his cousin. Catherine Nkonde,... […]

A Lusaka woman of Ng’ombe compound has narrated in court how she and her sister had sex with a witchdoctor at Chingwele cemetery. Catherine Banda, 34, said the witchdoctor had offered to help her sick... […]