• May- 2023 -
    31 May
    Court News

    Judge Muma’s case goes to High Court

    THE Lusaka magistrate court has granted the state’s application to refer Mongu High Court Judge Wilfred Kopa Muma to the High Court on basis that he is a sitting Judge.In this matter, Muma is facing two counts of willful failure to comply with the law or applicable procedure C/Sec 34 (2) (b) of Anti-Corruption Act number 3 of 2012 & Abuse of Authority of Office C/Sec 21 (1) (a) as read with section 41 of the Anti-Corruption Act number 3 of 2012.

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  • 10 May
    Court News

    GBM asks Financial Crimes Court to refer his matter to the High Court

    FORMER Defense Minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba (GBM) has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Court to refer his matter to the High Court for a constitutional reference. This was after the court denied him to admit into evidence a letter he wrote to the Ministry of Defence requesting for the documents and the response from the ministry indicating to him that the letter in question cannot be traced. 

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  • 3 May
    Court News

    No more charges for Lusambo, Magistrate tells ACC

    LUSAKA magistrate Faides Hamaundu has rejected an application made by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to add more charges to former Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo in a matter is jointly charged with his wife, Ms. Nancy Manase. This was after state prosecutor Daniel Ngwira made an application to substitute the indictment by adding two more counts to the ten the accused persons are already facing.

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  • Apr- 2023 -
    23 April
    Court News

    Banker, six others plead not guilty to unlawful access to data

    By LUCY PHIRI  A BANKER and six others have pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of unlawful access to data, theft involving US$92,000. Appearing at the Lusaka magistrate court before Irene Wishimanga was Costain Ngoma 37, a Banker who is jointly charged with Augustine Njobvu 37, agent of Chawama, Elena Mwanza 30, Unemployed and Happy Sichone, 48, Sales man.

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  • 21 April
    Court News

    ZICTA cyber security specialist testifies in Amos Chanda case

    A CYBER security specialist at Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has testified in court that the report he conducted did not show who destroyed the evidence in a case former President Edgar Lungu’s press aid, Amos Chanda is charged with theft and destroying of evidence.

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  • 17 April
    Headline News

    Mpombo advises Mumbi Phiri over PF presidency

    THE Patriotic front (PF) presidential elections shall be tough and it shall not be a walk in the garden because it is a contest of political heavyweights and it is my advice that Mumbi Phiri should have taken time before entering the ring, George Mpombo has said. Dr Mpombo says Ms Phiri should critically reflect on her decision to contest the PF presidency because the former ruling party had political heavyweights who would be battling it out with the UPND leadership at the 2026 general elections. Dr Mpombo said in an interview that while Ms. Phiri enjoyed her constitutional rights…

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  • 2 April
    Court News

    MOVIE PRODUCER OWAS MWAPE TESTIFIES IN RAPE CASE

    By  LUCY PHIRI RENOWNED film maker has narrated in the Lusaka Magistrate Court how his efforts of begging the rape victim not to pursue the matter with the police in the bid to try and protect the film industry was in vain.   Owas Ray Mwape, who is also an entrepreneur and marketing consultant testified that after interacting with both the victim and the accused, he realised that saving the face of the industry was more than the rape incident.  Mwape was testifying in a matter in which a popular actor in the movie Mushala, Leo Simukoko was facing one…

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  • Mar- 2023 -
    30 March
    Court News

    I’m incompetent, Cop in Imboela’s case tells court

    A DETECTIVE officer at Police Force Headquarters has told Lusaka magistrate Sylvia Munyinya that he is not competent to testify in the case involving National Democratic Congress (NDC) Leader Saboi Imboela in which she had been dragged to court by State House Chief  Communication Specialist Clayson Hamasaka. Mr. Kelvin Kandela yesterday told the court during cross-examination that he was not qualified to talk about the matter before the court because he was not the arresting officer in the matter. He was testifying in a matter in which Imboela,45, pleaded not guilty to two counts of Libel Contrary to Section 191…

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  • 21 March
    Crime

    Former Army official nabbed over Gulf Stream

    THE Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Evaristo Sakala a former Army Secretary at ministry of Defence for corrupt practices involving US$ 400 million in relation to the procurement of the Gulfstream G650 Presidential Jet. According to ACC public relations officer Timothy Moono, Mr Sakala 53, of Plot No. 11257 Chalala in Lusaka, was charged with one count of willful failure to Comply with Applicable Law and Procedure contrary to Section 34 (2) (b) of the Anti-Corruption Act No.3 Of 2012. He said details are that between the 1st January, 2017 and 31st July, 2017, Mr Sakala, being the Army Secretary and…

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  • 20 March
    Crime

    ActionAid condemn Youth Day violence

    ACTION Aid Zambia has condemned the political violence that characterised the Youth Day commemoration, particularly on the Copperbelt where the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND are reported to have brutally attacked Patriotic Front (PF) youths.Interim country Director Musonda Kabinga has expressed concern at the gradual increase in political violence which if left unchecked could affect other people’s rights and national security. Mr. Kabinga said according to the World Health Organisation, political violence is characterised by both physical and psychological acts aimed at injuring or intimidating populations. “As an institution that works to promote justice and rule of law, we wish…

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