Police Assistant Superintendent Mpazi Mbita says police took long to charge UPND president Hakainde Hichilema because his lawyer demanded that the exercise be carried out in the presence of other defense lawyers who were not present at the time. In an affidavit in opposition of an ex-parte notice of motion for writ of Habeas Corpus,...

Renowned UPND youth, Innocent Kalimanshi who was arrested during failed rally in Lusaka's Kanyama compound over a week ago, has been granted K8,000 cash bail. Kalimanshi appeared before Lusaka resident magistrate Brian Simachela and pleaded not guilty to a charge of conduct likely to cause the breach of peace. Magistrate Simachela granted the accused K8,000...

Attorney General Likando Kalaluka has opposed UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema’s application for Lusaka High Court judge Mwila Chitabo to recuse himself from presiding over his presidential petition case; describing the application as baseless. In an oral response to the application, Kalaluka noted that the petitioners, HH and Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba, had not exhibited any grounds...

A female pastor of Rainbow Church and Music Ministries in Lusaka’s Chawama Township has asked the High Court to dissolve her seven-month old marriage to a fellow pastor on grounds that there is no sexual intercourse in their home. In her petition for the nullification of marriage, Mary Moyo complained that she only found out...

Former Post employee Abel Mboozi says allowing the Law Association of Zambia to join the liquidation case will embarrass the court and derail court proceedings as the associations interest is to protect and defend Fred M’membe. Mboozi is one of the five former Post employees who colluded with state agents to cause the liquidation of...

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has contended that there is nothing irrational about his decision reprimand 54 UPND members of parliament for boycotting official opening of Parliament last September. In a High-Court filed affidavit signed by deputy clerk- Administration of the National Assembly of Zambia Cecilia Nsenduluka Mbewe, the Speaker opposed the application...

The Zambia Revenue Authority has obtained an injunction restraining the United Progressive Party from issuing any more statements on corruption allegations against the authority. According to an exparte order of interim injuction signed by Lusaka High Court judge Annesie Banda-Bobo today, the UPP is retrained from publishing or broadcasting or causing to be broadcast malicious...

The Zambia Revenue Authority has instituted legal proceedings against United Progressive Party (UPP) for Malicious Falsehood demanding K100 billion in reputation damages. In a statement today, ZRA Corporate Communications Manager Topsy Sikalinda said careless statements from members of the public had the potential to bring the name of the institution into disrepute. "On Friday 31st...

The Lusaka High Court is this Thursday April 6 scheduled to hear an application by Law Association of Zambia to join proceedings in the Post liquidation case. In this matter, five former Post Newspaper Limited employees and ZRA are seeking to liquidate the company and judge Sunday Nkonde, who is presiding over the matter, appointed...

Lusaka lawyer Kelvin Bwalya Fube has joined the prosecution team in a matter in which State Counsel Nchima Nchito is charged with personating a Post official. KBF quickly stood to address magistrate Greenwell Malumani today before the case was even be called and said he was not ready to proceed because he had not received...