THE High Court has sentenced Ministry of Finance and National Planning Assistant Director Mildred Kasase to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour for the manslaughter of her husband, Alex Zulu. In the same matter, Kasase’s son, Madiba Zulu, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labour, effective from the date of his arrest. The two were arrested in August 2023 and charged with the murder of Zulu. High Court Judge Irene Mbewe reduced the original charge from murder to manslaughter, citing lack of malice aforethought, the premeditated intent to kill, on the part of both accused. Kasase and her son had been charged with murder, contrary to Section 200 of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws...
