LUSAKA businessman Valden Findlay and NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili have entered a consent judgement in a matter in which the latter was sued over drug dealing allegations. In this matter, Findlay sued Kambwili for accusing him of being a drug dealer and using the Presidential jet to traffic drugs. Findlay, who is seeking among other...

SIMONGA Farms Limited has sued former Ministry of Defence permanent secretary Stardy Mwale over his alleged failure to pay US$530,000, which is the balance of the purchase price of part of its farm in Mazabuka. Simonga Farms is also demanding, among other claims that Mwale pays back K39,624.60 which the company incurred in ZRA penalties...

THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has fined a suspected PF supporter who harassed a civil servant at the Ministry of Works and Supply, K12,000 failure to which he should serve nine months imprisonment. And according to the facts presented before court, the victim is on the material day said to have received a call from a...

A SUSPECTED PF supporter who was arrested over the harassment of a civil servant at the Ministry of Works and Supply, has pleaded guilty to all charges leveled against him. Charles Kakula, 25, is facing charges of criminal trespass, threatening violence and common assault. In count one, it is alleged that Kakula on April 13,...

JUDGEMENT in a matter where former Minister of Community Development and Social Services Emerine Kabanshi is facing charges of wilful failure to comply with the law relating to procurement, has failed to take off as Kabanshi was not before court yesterday due to an illness. Kabanshi is in this matter facing charges of willful failure...

TWO Chingola businesswomen have sued the Attorney General and two police officers demanding K30 million as compensation for malicious prosecution and false imprisonment for a period of 1,235 days on a charge of murder. Peggy Meleka Kaufman and Emily Ngosa Meleka are also demanding legal expenses and fees in the sum of K170, 153.73; compensation...

THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has found 13 Leadership Movement party members with a case to answer in a matter where they are charged with being in possession of offensive weapons or materials. Lusaka Chief Resident Magistrate Lameck Mwale has since placed them on their defence. In this matter, 13 Leadership Movement (LM) party members, among...

THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 25-year-old man to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour for insulting President Edgar Lungu. This is a matter in which Steven Phiri, a former employee of Zambeef Woodlands outlet, was charged with defamation of the President contrary to the Laws of Zambia. Particulars of the offence were that...

FORMER Post Newspaper liquidation manager Robert Chabinga and Eneless Chabinga have been sued in the Lusaka High Court over failure to pay rentals amounting to US$10, 800. The landlord, Eunice Luambia, is also claiming K37,800 being the cost of repairs to the property known as House No. 1, Off Twin Palm Road, Ibex Hill, Lusaka....

POLITICAL analyst Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa has sued Zambia’s Ambassador to Ethiopia Emmanuel Mwamba in the Lusaka High Court, seeking damages for defamation and malicious falsehood. Dr Sishuwa further wants an injunction directing Ambassador Mwamba to withdraw the defamatory article against him from circulating, and to further restrain the diplomat from publishing any other defamatory statements...