Courts
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HH challenges move to return him to MukobekoUPND president Hakainde Hichilema has opposed an application by the Zambia Correctional Service to return him to Mukobeko Maximum Prison. On Friday, Lusaka Central Prison officer in charge Patrick Ngonga asked the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court […]
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Accused murderers of ZAF soldier granted bailFour people accused of murdering Flight Sergeant Mark Choongwa, a Zambia Air Force officer, have been granted K3,000 cash bail. When the matter came up for mention today, Magistrate Nthandose Chabala granted the manslaughter-accused quarterent […]
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HH insists: DPP shouldn’t takeover contempt case against SumailiHakainde Hichilema’s lawyers have insisted that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) should not take over his contempt case against Religious Affairs Minister Reverend Godfridah Sumaili. HH wants the court to cite Rev Sumaili for […]
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Court issues warrant against men who forged Kampyongo’s signatureLusaka Magistrate Faidess Hamaundu has issued a bench warrant against two Lusaka men who allegedly forged Home affairs minister Steven Kampyongo’s signature on a work permit. And Kampyongo who was scheduled to testify in the […]
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High Court acquits Maxwell MwaleFormer Mines Minister Maxwell Mwale and his deputy Boniface Nkhata have been acquitted by Lusaka High Court on abuse of authority of office charges. Mwale and Nkhata had appealed against their conviction and sentence of […]
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High Court to hear 48 suspended UPND MPs on ThursdayThe Lusaka High Court will on Thursday hear a Judicial Review by 48 UPND members of parliament challenging Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini’s decision to suspend them from the House for boycotting […]
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State applies to return HH to MukobekoThe State has applied to take UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema and his five co-accused back to Mukobeko Maximum Prison saying it is for his own safety. In an affidavit filed before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court […]
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UPND cadres deny being in possession of offensive weaponsFour United Party for National Development (UPND) supporters have pleaded not guilty to a charge of being in possession of offensive weapons and materials. Remmy Mukoba and three others denied the allegations before Lusaka Magistrate […]
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Surety in trouble after GBM’s co-accused boltsA surety in Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba’s unlawful drilling case was yesterday detained after failing to find the accused person he bailed out. This is a matter in which Mwamba, the UPND vice-president, is jointly charged […]
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Cops in court over murder of ZAF flight SergeantFour people among them two police officers have appeared in the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court for allegedly murdering flight Sergeant Mark Choongwa a Zambia Air Force officer. A female police officer identified as Veronica Lucy Shawa is […]
