Crime & Courts
Police, the courts and the justice system.
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Blogger Chishimba jailed nine months for circulating pregnancy claim about presidential aide
Blogger Joseph Chishimba has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment with hard labour for circulating an unverified allegation that Special Assistant to the President for Public Policy, Chipokota Mwanawasa, was pregnant for a “guy at State House”. Principal Resident Magistrate Idah Phiri sentenced the 47-year-old…
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Choongo sues former presidential aide, Chanda, over alleged K3 million debt
Former presidential press aide, Amos Chanda, has been sued in the Lusaka High Court by money lender Bruce Choongo over an alleged K3 million unpaid debt. Choongo is seeking payment of the outstanding K3 million, interest, exemplary damages and costs of the action. According to…
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Cop Arrested for Shooting Wife After She Returned Home at 02AM
A 30-year-old Police Officer has been arrested in Kapiri Mposhi, Central province,...
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Solwezi Council HR gets K100,000 false accounting charge
AMOS KAWISHA Solwezi SOLWEZI Municipal Council chief human resource officer Golden Matimba has been arrested and charged with alleged false accounting involving over K100,000 meant for the council’s 2023 Labour Day celebrations. In a statement issued by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) head of corporate communications Joseph…
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Chipata businessman acquitted of defilement
MAYENGO NYIRENDA Chipata A 37-YEAR-OLD Chipata businessman from Chipata Motel Township, who was accused of defiling his 13-year-old dependant, has been acquitted of both counts due to defects in the victim’s under-five clinic card. Chomba Chimfwembe allegedly sexually abused his dependant while his wife was…
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Crime has no hiding place
ZAMBIA is a country built on laws, and those laws are meant to protect every citizen. But too often, some people choose to ignore them, believing they can get away with crime. Whether it is corruption, theft, violence, or the misuse of cyberspace, the truth…
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Law has no borders
Zambians committing offences abroad will eventually face prosecution, warns DPP CHOMBA MUSIKA, MARY LEMBA Lusaka DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Gilbert Phiri says Zambians who commit offences from abroad are not immune from prosecution, warning that their day of reckoning will come. And some stakeholders…
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Tanzanian among 20 arrested in crackdown of drug barons by DEC
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has reportedly arrested more than 20 suspected drug traffickers and seized over 120 kilogrammes of cannabis and other illicit drugs in intelligence-led operations across four provinces. According to a statement issued on Monday by the DEC Public Relations Officer, Allan…
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Police dismiss viral claim of 1,180 detainees in Lusaka as false
The Zambia Police Service has dismissed a social media publication alleging that 1,180 people are being held in police cells in Lusaka on politically motivated charges. The statement circulating online claimed there was mass detention linked to politics in the capital, however, Police say the…
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Police Dismiss Social Media Claims of 1,180 People in Detention
The Zambia Police has dismissed social media claims that there are 1,180...
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‘Brotherman’ Apprehended over Alleged Hate Speech
The Department of Immigration has apprehended 44-year-old Zambian national Misheck Mulubwa, popularly known as ‘Brotherman’ on TikTok, over alleged hate speech and insults against the President Hakainde Hichilema. Mulubwa, who uses the TikTok handle @Kabongo Kitungu5, was apprehended in Kasumbalesa at around 15:30 hours on…
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Mother Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting Two Children in Kalulushi
Police in Kalulushi have arrested a 46-year-old woman of Magum Compound for allegedly assaulting her two biological children, aged 11 and seven. Copperbelt Division Police Commissioner Rae Hamoonga says the incident happened on September 9 at around 19:00 hours after the children allegedly refused to…
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Mafinga South MP Faith Munthali Arrested by Police
Newly elected Member of Parliament for Mafinga South Constituency, Faith Munthali, has been arrested by the Zambia Police Service in Mafinga District, Muchinga Province. Muchinga Province Commissioner of Police Lubinda Mayamba has confirmed to Diamond News that Ms. Munthali has been charged with being armed…
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Chinese national arrested in Lufwanyama for allegedly assaulting 19-year-old woman
Police in Lufwanyama District have arrested a 41-year-old Chinese national in connection with a Gender-Based Violence case involving a 19-year-old woman. The suspect, identified as Zhou Juhua of Chief Nkana Area in Lufwanyama, is facing a charge of Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm. Copperbelt Province…
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Solwezi council officer charged over K103, 600
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested and charged a Solwezi Municipal Council Chief Human Resource Officer with alleged false accounting involving K103, 600. In a statement issued on Sunday, ACC Head of Corporate Communications Joseph, Mwenya, Golden Matimba, 43, had been charged with False Accounting…
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Mother arrested in Kalulushi over alleged assault of two sons
Police on the Copperbelt Province have arrested and charged a 46-year-old woman of Magum Compound for allegedly assaulting her two biological children, aged 11 and 7. The incident occurred on September 9, 2026 around 19:00 hours in the Magum area of Kalulushi District, according to…
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Mafinga MP Faces Two Criminal Charges
Mafinga South Member of Parliament FAITH MUNTHALI has been arrested and charged...
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Police charge newly sworn-in lawmaker, Munthali, with possession of arms, conspiracy to commit felony
The Zambia Police Service in Mafinga District has arrested and charged Faith Munthali, Member of Parliament for Mafinga South, with two offences. Muchinga Province Commissioner of Police, Lubinda Mayamba said Munthali had been charged with Being Armed in Public contrary to Section 85 of the…
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Mundubile, Makebi Charged with Sedition over Social Media Posts
2026 National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity – NRPUP – Presidential candidate Brian Mundubile and his running mate Makebi Zulu have been slapped with additional charges of sedition. According to their lawyer, Leon Lemba, the two were on Friday taken from Mukobeko Maximum Correctional…
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Govt Cancels Six Zambian Passports
The Zambian Government has cancelled six passports citing security reasons and the interest of national security. The cancellation was announced through Government Gazette Notice No. 1421 of 2026, published in the Government Gazette dated September 11, 2026. The affected passport holders are Emmanuel Mwamba, Emmanuel…
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‘Fear not, no favouritism,’ Judge warns election tribunals against political pressure
High Court Judge-in-Charge, Kelvin Limbani, has warned members of 57 tribunals constituted to hear local government election disputes not to allow political pressure, public opinion or fear to influence their decisions. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony at the Supreme Court, Justice Limbani told the 108…
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Police Charge Mundubile, Makebi with Sedition
Police have formally arrested and charged National Reconciliation Party for Unity and...
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Blogger Chishimba convicted over pregnancy claim involving Chipo Mwanawasa
Blogger Joseph Chishimba has been convicted of cyber harassment and publication of false information after he circulated a screenshot alleging that Chipo Mwanawasa was pregnant for President Hakainde Hichilema. Principal Resident Magistrate, Idah Phiri, convicted Chishimba after ruling that the prosecution had proved its case…
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Chipangali Ward Councillor Arrested for Forgery of a G12 Certificate
A 29-year-old Chipangali ward Councillor under the National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity NRPUP has been detained by police in Chipata over allegations of forgery and uttering a false document in a case linked to the August 2026 general elections. Innocent Daka, of Nkoto…
