Courts
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Teacher sues State for refusing to offer him house after 23 years of being a sitting tenantA TEACHER has dragged the state to court over its refusal to offer him a house where he has been a sitting tenant for 23 years despite his colleagues being offered their houses. Joseph Kandingwa,... […]
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HH, others ask court to enter default judgement against stateUPND leader Hakainde Hichilema and five others have asked the Lusaka High Court to enter judgement in default of appearance and defence against the State in a matter where they are demanding damages for false... […]
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Cop in court for raping stranded school girl who went to seek refuge at the policeA POLICE officer has appeared before the Mufulira Magistrates’ Court for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl who had gone to seek refuge at the police station. In this matter, Maxwell Ludaka 44, a police officer... […]
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Lusaka woman accused of killing her 8 month-old baby committed to High CourtTHE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has committed a 27-year-old woman accused of murdering her eight-month-old baby to the High Court for trial. In this matter, Esnart Banda, a housewife, of Kalikiliki compound is facing one count... […]
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Court stays Dr Sampa suspension, grants him leave for judicial review against HPCZRESIDENT Doctors Association of Zambia president Dr Brian Sampa has been granted permission to commence judicial review proceedings against the Health Professions Council of Zambia’s (HPCZ) decision to suspend his practicing certificate. The decision by... […]
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Kapoko’s baby mama sues state over seized assetsA FORMER girlfriend of incarcerated Henry Kapoko has petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking an order to have the Anti-Corruption Commission release various items and money that were seized from her in 2009. The properties seized... […]
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32-year-old Lusaka man gets 60 years in prison for defiling daughterLUSAKA High Court Judge Sharon Newa has sentenced a 32-year-old man to 60 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling his four-year-old daughter. In this case, Benjamin Mukobela was charged with one count of incest... […]
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ConCourt has discretion to award costs, AG insistsATTORNEY General Likando Kalaluka has submitted that the Constitutional Court has the discretion to award costs as it guards against ‘busy bodies’ from commencing unnecessary, frivolous actions. This is a matter in which Constitutional Lawyer... […]
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Executive doesn’t require parliament approval when contracting debt, loans Act must be repealed, rules ConCourtTHE Constitutional Court has dismissed a matter in which former Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Dipak Patel sued the government for failure to obtain prior approval from Parliament before contracting national debt. And the... […]
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Medical Stores received quality control results 2 weeks after drugs were distributed, witness tells courtA WITNESS has told the Lusaka High Court that former Medical Stores Limited only received quality control results from the Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) two weeks after medicines were distributed to various health centres.... […]
