Courts
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Nyau dancer gets death sentence for murdering fellow NyauTHE Chipata High Court has sentenced 26-year-old Nyau dancer of Vwala village in Chief Chikuwe’s area, Kasenengwa district, to death by hanging for murdering his colleague who set ablaze a secret place for Nyau dancers,... […]
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Findlay denies being in breach of long term loan facility entered into with DBZLUSAKA businessman Valden Findlay has denied owing the Development Bank of Zambia (DBZ) over US$1.9 million and being in default, saying his company, Chrismar Hotel Limited, has been making payments in relation to the loan... […]
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Nakacinda’s defamation of the President case fails to take off, as Tayali gets nolleTHE matter in which Raphael Nakacinda is accused of defaming President Hakainde Hichilema yesterday failed to take off as the docket was not before court. And the state has entered a nolle prosequi in a […]
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PF MPs take Speaker case’s to ConCourtEIGHT PF members of parliament have recommenced, in the Constitutional Court, a matter in which they are challenging the Speaker’s decision to suspend them from parliament after the nullification of their seats despite them having […]
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Defiler sentenced to 50 yearsTHE Lusaka High Court has sentenced a bricklayer of Lusaka’s Chamba Valley area to 50 years imprisonment with hard labour for sexually abusing three girls and attempting to defile another. Joseph Winga, 35, was convicted... […]
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Matero, Kamfinsa UPND losing candidates challenge Court’s decision to uphold Miles, Kang’ombe’s electionUPND losing candidates for Matero and Kamfinsa constituencies have challenged the High Court’s decision to uphold the election of PF’s Miles Sampa and Christopher Kang’ombe, respectively. According to a memorandum of appeal filed in the... […]
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Lsk woman gets 6 years for possessing 30Kg of ivoryTHE Lusaka Magistrates’ court has sentenced a 46-year-old businesswoman to six years simple imprisonment for being in possession of six pieces of elephant ivory without lawful authority. This is a matter in which Dorcas Nyondo... […]
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AG files notice for committal proceedings against NakacindaATTORNEY General Mulilo Kabesha has filed a notice of motion for an order of committal proceedings against Raphael Nakacinda in the Lusaka High Court. Kabesha is seeking an order to commit Nakacinda to prison for... […]
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Chimambo drags Lafarge to court for trespassLAFARGE Zambia PLC has been dragged to court over the placement of a container on a farm without the consent of the owner. But Lafarge has refuted the claims saying the farm owner is only... […]
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Malanji fights for his stay in Parliament as he seeks ConCourt interpretationKWACHA PF member of parliament Joseph Malanji has asked the Constitutional Court to interpret whether or not an MP whose seat is nullified by the High Court and has appealed, should attend parliamentary sittings before... […]
