THE Lusaka High Court has declared PF's Tasila Lungu Mwansa and Miles Sampa as duly elected members of parliament for Chawama and Matero constituencies, respectively. Lusaka High Court judge Kazimbe Chenda upheld the election of Tasila as Chawama member of parliament, saying the alleged electoral malpractices cited were not proven to the required standards. ....

THE Chipata High Court has upheld the election of PF's Jonathan Daka as member of parliament for Chadiza Constituency. This is a matter in which UPND's Yamikani Phiri challenged Daka's election on grounds that it was marred by massive vote manipulation, distribution of food on the voting day, violence and involvement of foreign voters. When...

THE Choma Magistrates' Court has sentenced a 33-year-old Monze businessman to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour for misleading Anti-Corruption Commission officers after he told them his brother’s name, claiming it was his. In a statement, Thursday, ACC spokesperson Queen Chibwe stated that Mayambu Chilala was initially arrested for impersonating a police officer but the...

FORMER Judicial Complaints Commission (JCC) chairman William Nyirenda, State Counsel says under his tenure, the commission did a sterling job in addressing complaints that the public had against Judicial officers. President Hakainde Hichilema on Wednesday terminated the appointment of Nyirenda and replaced him with Vincent Malambo SC. Commenting on the development in an interview, Nyirenda...

A POLICE officer has told the Luanshya Magistrates' Court that there are laid down procedures for arresting and detaining sitting ministers. The witness was testifying in a matter in which Kabushi PF member of parliament Bowman Lusambo is facing two counts of unlawful wounding and assault, contrary to Section 248 Chapter 87 of the Laws...

THE Lusaka Magistrate Court has found PF cadre, Innocent Kalimanshi, and six others with a case to answer in the matter where they are charged with drug trafficking offences. And the court has acquitted 22 others who were charged with possession of offensive weapons. In this matter, the 28 are facing drug-related offences, being in...

FORMER first lady Maureen Mwanawasa has asked the Lusaka High Court to set aside a bankruptcy petition issued against her as there is an active court action seeking to sell her properties to recover the same debt. This is a matter in which Finance Bank Zambia Limited issued a creditors bankruptcy petition against Maureen following...

SIX juveniles of Lusaka’s Kanyama compound have been dragged to court for aggravated robbery involving about K6,000. The juveniles, two males and four females, aged between 15 and 17, stand charged with one count of aggravated robbery contrary to Section 294(1) of the Penal Code chapter 87 of the laws of Zambia. Particulars of the...

THE Ndola High Court has sentenced a 35-year-old woman to seven years imprisonment for causing the death of her two-month-old baby by acute alcohol intoxication. In this matter, Lillian Banda was charged with one count of manslaughter contrary to the laws of Zambia. When the matter came up for plea, Banda pleaded guilty to the...

SOLICITOR General Marshal Muchende has asked the Constitutional Court to dismiss, with costs, a matter challenging the constitutionality of swearing in nominated members of parliament before they could take oath in Parliament. This is a matter in which governance activist Isaac Mwanza petitioned the Constitutional Court, seeking among others, an interpretation on whether a person...