Courts

Suspended Chongwe Town Clerk sues ZNBC for libel, demands K1.2m
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 14 Aug 2018
Suspended Chongwe Municipal Council Town Clerk Levis Mumba has sued ZNBC, Local Government Service Commission (LGSC) Chairperson Amos Musonda and Chongwe ‘Mayor’ (chairperson) Geoffrey Chumbwe....
Zanaco didn’t notice any suspicious transactions on Kambwili’s account – Witness
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 13 Aug 2018
A money laundering compliance officer at Zanaco Bank Plc has testified in the matter where Roan PF member of parliament Chishimba Kambwili is facing 39....
Fire tender protesters were within the law – arresting officer
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 12 Aug 2018
A Police Chief Inspector has testified in the Lusaka Magistrate Court that the fire tender protesters were within the confinement of the law, despite the....
Kaseba’s maids get 2 months for stealing designer clothes
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 10 Aug 2018
The Lusaka Magistrate Court has sentenced two house maids of Mtendere Township to two months simple imprisonment for stealing seven blouses and a dress belonging....
State moves to block Mutembo from exposing Silungwe Tribunal
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 10 Aug 2018
The State has asked the Constitutional Court to stop former DPP Mutembo Nchito from summoning members of the Tribunal that recommended his removal from office.....
Lusaka woman gets 3 years for stealing baby
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 9 Aug 2018
The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 25-year-old Lilayi woman to three years imprisonment for stealing a seven-month-old baby. In this matter, it was alleged....
Mongu court jails local govt clerical officer over K1,000
By Joseph Mwenda on 8 Aug 2018
The Mongu Magistrate court has convicted a clerical officer in the Ministry of Local Government and Housing to three years simple imprisonment for corrupt practices....
Farmer gets 20 years for impregnating daughter
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 8 Aug 2018
The Lusaka High Court has sentenced a 37-year-old farmer, Zhinga Kanguya, of Mangango village in Kaoma district, to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour for....
House maids admit stealing Kaseba’s clothes
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 7 Aug 2018
Two house maids of Mtendere Township have admitted to stealing seven blouses belonging to the former first lady, Christine Kaseba Sata, in the Lusaka Magistrates’....
State sues Yashab Contractors for abandoning works
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 3 Aug 2018
The State has sued Yashab Contractors Limited in the Lusaka High Court for failing to execute a contract since 2012, saying it has suffered loss....
Kambwili’s sister testifies in forgery case
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 3 Aug 2018
Four witnesses have testified in a matter where NDC consultant Chishimba Kambwili is facing charges of forgery and uttering false documents in the Lusaka Magistrate’s....
Kapoko, four others guilty of theft
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 2 Aug 2018
The Lusaka Magistrates’ court will today, Thursday, sentence former Ministry of Health human resource manager Henry Kapoko and four others in a matter in which....
Zambia Law Development boss denies corruption allegations
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 31 Jul 2018
Zambia Law Development Commission (ZLDC) director Hope Ndhlovu Chanda has pleaded not guilty to two counts of corrupt acquisition of public property, involving over K120,000....
Court dismisses move to halt impeachment case
By Mirriam Chabala on 31 Jul 2018
Lusaka High Court judge Annesie Banda-Bobo has rejected an application by Gary Nkombo and Chishimba kambwili to halt proceedings in the impeachment case, saying the....
Chingangu gets 18 months for theft, assault
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 30 Jul 2018
Lusaka resident Magistrate Felix Kaoma has expressed displeasure that a once-proclaimed heavy weight boxing champion, Joseph Chingangu, has turned out to be a ‘common petty....
Shepande sues State, Copper Harvest Foods over K23.1m debt
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 27 Jul 2018
Shepande and Company has dragged Copper Harvest Foods Limited, Sabrina’s Farmers Harvest Limited and the State to court claiming damages for breach of agreement and....
Police officers pushed ZAF Sgt as he fell on his head, witness tells court
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 27 Jul 2018
A witness has told the Lusaka High Court that a female police officer ordered other officers at Woodlands Police station to push ZAF flight sergeant....
Trymore walk to freedom, as court disregards daughter’s indecent assault evidence
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 24 Jul 2018
Lusaka magistrate Alice Walusiku has acquitted Southern Province PF publicity secretary Trymore Mwenda of indecent assault charges laid on him by his 19-year-daughter, Jane. This....