A COORDINATOR at the National Authorising Office to the European Development Fund, Chasiya Kazembe and two others have appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates Court and pleaded not guilty to seven counts of conspiring to defraud the government and abuse of authority of office among other charges. Kazembe is jointly charged with Lusaka Lawyer Bwalya Chiti...

THE Lusaka High Court has granted PF presidential aspirant Miles Sampa an ex-parte leave to commerce contempt of court proceedings against four senior party officials for allegedly disregarding an injunction not to hold themselves out of their positions. The four senior officials include; party vice president Given Lubinda, Deputy Secretary General Nickson Chilangwa, Information and...

A POLICE officer assigned to guide the residence of former president Edgar Lungu has told the Lusaka Magistrates' Court that there was a power out at the time the breaking-in happened. Sergeant Mayondi Dala testified that the residence experienced power cuts twice around 01:00 hours, the time he suspects the alleged theft took place. The...

THE Lusaka High Court has awarded State House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka damages for malicious prosecution. This is in a matter in which he sued the state, seeking damages for malicious and wrongful prosecution over his arrest in 2013 on charges of being in possession of obscene materials. High Court judge Mapani Kawimbe has...

Continuation of cross-examination… Judge Yangailo: Continue with cross-examination. Nchito SC: Mr Lubinda good afternoon? Lubinda: Good afternoon. Nchito SC: We ended I think in the morning where I was challenging you on the question of tax, remember that? Lubinda: I recall, My Lady. Nchito SC: And you told the court that in fact, you have...

A NATIONAL Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) investment officer for real estate has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Court that former president Edgar Lungu’s economic advisor Hibeene Mwiinga purchased a flat in Ibex Hill at over K1.5 million. Andrew Mecha was testifying in a matter in which Mwiinga, his wife Mercy Musanje, and their son,...

Cross-examination continues... Nchito SC: Honourable Lubinda, let’s go to your complaints regarding the articles. You complained about the article on page 37, remember that? Lubinda: I do. Nchito SC: And were you complaining about just some of the portion or all of it? If you want to amend your position or just like that? Lubinda:...

Continued cross-examination of Given Lubinda... Nchito SC: Mr Lubinda, my simple question is, you were not aware how Zambia National Service was dealing with Mukula? Lubinda: I wasn’t aware, My Lady. Nchito SC: You were not aware on how ZAFFICO, the dealer in exotic goods was dealing in indigenous forest? You were not aware? Lubinda:...

MONGU High Court Judge Wilfred Muma has appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to charges of wilful failure to comply with the law and abuse of authority of office. In count one of wilful failure to comply with the law, it is alleged that justice Muma between April 1, and December...

AN Investigations officer at the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has narrated to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court how he eavesdropped and recorded a conversation in which former presidential spokesperson Amos Chanda allegedly confessed to having burnt a 398-paged court record. Jones Siasamba told the court that the conversation he recorded was between Chanda and a Lebanese...