PF presidential aspirant Miles Sampa has dragged the Registrar of Societies to the Lusaka High Court seeking an order that his party's failure to hold the extra-ordinary convention abrogates his rights under the party and Republican Constitution. Sampa, who has also cited the Attorney General as the second respondent, is demanding an order that the...

MINISTRY of Lands and Natural Resources Chief Registrar Agatha Banda has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Court that according to records at the ministry, Ndozo lodge proprietor Chrint Sichamba and his co-accused own 26 properties. Banda was testifying in a matter in which Sichamba, his wife Eudora Nambela and son, David, are facing corruption...

AN Investigations officer at ACC has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Court that her investigations established that Stephen Kampyongo's wife, Wanziya Chirwa, had over K20 million which was unaccounted for. Florence Banda told the court that she established during her investigations that Chirwa owns eight properties in Lusaka which are on title and a...

THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a Chinese national to three years imprisonment with hard labour for theft by servant involving over K1 million. Ruan Chenglan, a manager at MAXI BEEF was facing one count of Theft by Servant. Particulars of the offence were that Chenglan between January 1, 2022, and February 3, 2023, in...

LUSAKA Magistrate Stanford Ngobola has warned former defence minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba that he will revoke his bail if he continues to delay the commencement of his defence. This was after Mwamba, through his lawyers, asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Court to adjourn the case which was scheduled for commencement of defence, saying the...

Cross-examination continues… Nchito SC: Now, let’s turn to page 255. Judge Yangailo: On page? Nchito SC: 255 in the defendants' bundle of documents, My Lady. You [have] found it? Lubinda: I have. Nchito SC: What do we have? Lubinda: It is a letter, My Lady. Nchito SC: By who? Lubinda: Zambia Association of Timber and...

LUSAKA magistrate Stanford Ngobola has granted former defence minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba permission to peruse through exhibits in order for him to adequately prepare for his defence. This was after Mwamba, through his lawyers, asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Court to adjourn the case which was scheduled for commencent of defence, citing the refusal...

Cross examination continues... Nchito SC: Now, if while there was a ban, a few companies, and big companies, were being given permits to harvest and sell, export Mukula during the ban, the public will be entitled to complain, not so? ‘It’s not fair, why to these companies’? Lubinda: I supposed so, My Lady, they will...

Cross-examination continues... Nchito SC: Are you a signatory to the Highview account? Lubinda: I am, My Lady. Nchito SC: You have access to bank statements? Lubinda: I do, My Lady. Nchito SC: What’s the most recent… do you recall the most recent amount you received from government? Lubinda: I can’t recall, My Lady. Nchito SC:...

DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Gilbert Phiri has dragged former KCM Provisional Liquidator Milingo Lungu to court, seeking an order that the over US$24 million seized from accounts belonging to his law firm should be forfeited to the state. The DPP has submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Court, High Court division, that the...