Courts

ZAF officer in court for torturing 11-year-old niece
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 24 Apr 2019
The 32-year-old Zambia Air Force (ZAF) soldier, who is alleged to have abused and tortured her 11-year-old niece, has appeared in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court....
Lusaka man gets 2 years for stealing from Catholic Church
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 23 Apr 2019
A 22-year-old man of Lusaka’s Villa Lucia area has been sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour for breaking into a Catholic Church and....
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Lusaka man sues MTN for allowing Mobile Money fraudsters breach his privacy
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 23 Apr 2019
A Lusaka man has dragged MTN Zambia to court seeking damages for negligence after some Mobile Money fraudsters with an unregistered number sent him a....
Ex-Barclays banker gets 6 six for stealing over K100, 000
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 19 Apr 2019
A Lusaka banker has been jailed for six years with hard labour for theft by servant, fraud and money laundering activities involving over K100,000. However,....
UPND asks High Court to halt Dialogue Forum
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 19 Apr 2019
Chirundu UPND member of parliament Douglas Syakalima has petitioned the Lusaka High Court to declare certain parts of the National Dialogue Bill that infringe on....
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Bus drivers move contempt proceedings against PF cadres
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 19 Apr 2019
The five Lusaka bus drivers who recently sued an alleged illegal committee comprising nine PF cadres based at City Market for illegally collecting levy from....
DPP gives consent for Mwaliteta’s prosecution in offensive weapon case
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 18 Apr 2019
The Director of Public Prosecutions has issued a consent to prosecute the matter in which UPND Lusaka Province chairman Obvious Mwaliteta and another businessman are....
I connived with cocaine thieves so I could expose them, court official tells court
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 18 Apr 2019
An accomplice witness in a matter where six court officials and two businessmen are accused of trafficking in 24 Kg of cocaine has told the....
ConCourt to rule on whether Deputy Mayors are eligible to re-contest their positions on May 17
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 18 Apr 2019
The Constitutional Court will on May 17, this year, rule on whether Deputy Mayors and council chairpersons are eligible to contest their positions after the....
High Court grants 2 dismissed Sesheke cops leave to apply for judicial review
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 18 Apr 2019
Lusaka High Court Judge Pixie Yangailo has granted the two Sesheke cops who were dismissed from the Zambia Police Service after the parliamentary by-election, leave....
L/stone court subpoenas Diggers Editor Funga, reporter Mulenga to testify in Sesheke petition
By Thomas Mulenga on 18 Apr 2019
The Livingstone High Court has subpoenaed Diggers Editor Mukosha Funga and reporter Thomas Mulenga to testify in a matter in which losing PF Sesheke candidate....
MTN WIN BEEG fraudsters get 4 years
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 18 Apr 2019
The purported winner of the 2012 K1 billion MTN WIN BEEG Promotion and two others have been sentenced to four years imprisonment for fraudulently manipulating....
Former Indeni employees sue over benefits
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 17 Apr 2019
Three former Indeni Petroleum Refinery Company Limited employees have sued the company in the Lusaka High Court seeking damages for delay in payments of their....
Judicial officers in court for forging adoption documents for foreigners
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 16 Apr 2019
A 35-year-old Judiciary registry officer and a legal officer have been dragged to court for allegedly forging Adoption Order documents for foreign nationals. In this....
Chief Mulekatembo, 15 others sue chief Mwene in leadership dispute
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 15 Apr 2019
Chief Mulekatembo of the Nyika people and 15 members of his royal establishment have sued chief Mwene Chifungwe of the Fungwe people in the Lusaka....
Mwana Lubaba Mine sues State over land ownership
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 14 Apr 2019
Mwana Lubaba Mining Company Limited has sued the State and a miner in the Lusaka High Court seeking a declaration that it is the equitable....
PF councillor sues Mulonga Water employee for beating, insulting him
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 12 Apr 2019
Buntungwa Ward PF councilor Mumba Soko has sued Mulonga Water and Sewerage Company and its employee Boyd Ntalasha in the Lusaka High Court, claiming damages....
Lusaka woman in court for allegedly abandoning 1-year-old baby
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 12 Apr 2019
A 21-year-old woman of Lusaka’s Garden Compound has been dragged to court for allegedly abandoning her one year, six-month-old baby, in a manner likely to....

Zambian farmers win jurisdiction case against KCM in London Supreme Court

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 11 Apr 2019

The Supreme Court in London has ruled in favour of 1,826 Zambians farmers in a major landmark decision, allowing the claimants to have their pollution....

Lsk man in court for raping 87-year-old woman

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 11 Apr 2019

A 34-year-old man has appeared in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for allegedly raping an 87-year-old woman at her house. And the victim’s younger sister has....

High Court authorizes sale of Kalima’s properties to settle her debt

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 11 Apr 2019

Lusaka High Court Judge Sharpie-Phiri has authorized late Minister of Gender Victoria Kalima’s sisters to sell three of the properties left behind by the deceased....

5 bus drivers drag PF cadres to court for collecting illegal bus levies

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 11 Apr 2019

Five Lusaka bus drivers have dragged an alleged illegal committee comprising of nine Patriotic Front cadres based at City Market to court, seeking payment of....

1,576 former MoF employees sue State for K200m in delayed salaries, benefits

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 11 Apr 2019

Over 1,500 civil and non-civil servants who worked under the Ministry of Finance in the 1990s have sued the State in the Lusaka High Court....

Retired Sesheke cops seek judicial review

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 11 Apr 2019

Two of the four police officers who were recently dismissed from the Zambia Police Service after the Sesheke parliamentary by-election have applied for leave to....

Lusaka man jailed 18 months for stealing cousin’s K32,000

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 10 Apr 2019

A 32-year-old man of Lusaka’s Kanyama Compound has been sentenced to one year six months’ imprisonment with hard labour for stealing K32,000 cash belonging to....

Farmer gets 3yrs for obtaining K200,000 by false pretences

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 9 Apr 2019

A 58-year-old farmer of Lusaka’s Mtendere East has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment with hard labour for forging a National Registration Card (NRC), a....

Chanoda’s lawyers seek adjournment in criminal case against News Diggers

By Mukosha Funga on 8 Apr 2019

The Lusaka Magistrate’s Court has adjourned to May 31 a case in which PF cadre Chanoda Ngwira has sued News Diggers for allegedly misrepresenting facts....

Lsk man gets 5 years for stealing sister’s cow

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 5 Apr 2019

A 30-year-old Lusaka man has been sentenced to five years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing his sister’s cow worth K2,500. In this matter, Kebby....

Sinjela hopes to be out on Presidential pardon

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 5 Apr 2019

Convicted Rainbow Newspaper editor-in-chief Derrick Sinjela says he hopes he will be released on Presidential pardon, adding that the media is a mirror of society....

I didn’t find any toxic substance in Vespers’ blood, clinical pathologist tells Court

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 4 Apr 2019

A clinical pathologist has told the Coroners’ Court that he did not find any toxic substance in late Vespers Shimunzhila’s blood and stomach content samples.....

Properties belonging to Chimese, Chita Lodge are the same, DEC tells court

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 3 Apr 2019

A chief investigations officer at the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has told the Lusaka High Court that properties belonging to former ZAF Commander Lt General....

Andrews and Partners transfered US$153,850 to MSK advocates – Stanbic

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 3 Apr 2019

Lawyers representing Housing and Infrastructure Development Minister Ronald Chitotela in a matter where he’s charged with three others for concealing and being in possession of....

Lusaka man in court for stealing from 3 magistrates

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 2 Apr 2019

A Lusaka man has been dragged to court for allegedly breaking into the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court complex and stealing items worth over K8,000, belonging to....

State enters nolle in CK’s unlawful assembly case

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 2 Apr 2019

The Director of Public Prosecutions has entered a nolle prosequi in a matter in which NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili was appearing before the Luanshya Magistrates’....

Mwaliteta gets K5,000 bail

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 2 Apr 2019

The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has granted Lusaka Province UPND Chairman Obvious Mwaliteta and his co-accused K5,000 cash bail each with two working sureties. Mwaliteta and....

State discontinues ‘malicious damage’ case against Chabi

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 1 Apr 2019

There was massive jubilation at the Mansa Magistrates’ Court on Thursday morning after the State entered a nolle prosequi in a matter where Chipili Independent....

Maid, guard in court for stealing laptops, gold jewellery

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 29 Mar 2019

A 27-year-old maid of Mtendere Township and a security guard have been dragged to court for allegedly stealing laptops, gold jewellery and wrist watches worth....