Courts
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CEC drags AG to court seeking Judicial review over “common carrier” SITHE Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) has applied for leave to commence judicial review proceedings against government’s decision to declare their transmission lines as a common carrier. CEC is challenging the decision of the Minister of... […]
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Court nods Mooto’s nomination after being challenged for belonging to PFTHE Lusaka High Court has ordered that the nomination papers for Kalabo Central aspiring independent member of parliament Mooto Kalowa be accepted by the Electoral Commission of Zambia. This is a matter in which Kalowa... […]
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COF drags Lungu to court for signing laws after dissolution of ParliamentCHAPTER One Foundation has petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking an order to quash the Zambia Correctional Service Act No.37 of 2021 as it was assented to by the President after the dissolution of Parliament. The... […]
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Court nodes ECZ ban of rallies, calls for fair coverage by ZNBCTHE Ndola High Court has refused to grant UPND leave to apply for judicial review against the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s decision to ban political rallies, saying the suspension of rallies was within their mandate.... […]
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Law professors question ConCourt’s decision to reject their applicationTHREE law professors have written to Constitutional Court president Hilda Chibomba complaining about the ConCourt’s decision to decline their application to join the eligibility case as friends of the court. The three professors, Chaloka Beyani,... […]
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Sangwa asks ConCourt to quash its Act for awarding costsCONSTITUTIONAL Lawyer John Sangwa has petitioned the ConCourt seeking an order to quash Section 30 of the Constitutional Court Act which provides that the said court shall have discretion to award costs in proceedings. The... […]
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Sangwa arguments in the Constitutional Court against Edgar Lungu’s eligibilityIs Lungu Eligible to Stand for a Third Term? Written Arguments by John Sangwa SC filed in the Constitutional Court on behalf of Sishuwa Sishuwa and Chapter One Foundation MAY it Please the Court. [1] […]
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Any exceptions on running mate’s nomination must come from Constitution, not ECZ – SangwaCONSTITUTIONAL Lawyer John Sangwa has submitted to the Constitutional Court that the 16 presidential running mates are not eligible to stand for election to the office of Vice-President. And Sangwa has told the Court that... […]
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Nyumba Yanga teacher who shot dead ex-wife sentenced to death by hangingTHE Lusaka High Court has sentenced a former teacher of Nyumba Yanga Secondary School to death by hanging for shooting dead his ex-wife in February 2019 after she went to collect a wardrobe. Lusaka High... […]
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UPND drags ECZ, Attorney General to Court, challenging ban of ralliesUPND has applied for leave in the Ndola High Court to commence judicial review proceedings against the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s decision to ban rallies during the campaign period leading to the August polls. The... […]
