Crime & Courts
Police, the courts and the justice system.
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More losing candidates petition High Court over parliamentary election results
More losing candidates have petitioned the Lusaka High Court seeking the nullification of parliamentary election results, citing alleged violence, intimidation, electoral malpractice and breaches of electoral procedures. Among the latest petitions is one filed by UPND candidate for Mwenzo Constituency, Musingwa Siame, challenging the election…
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Tonse/Pamodzi Alliance secretary general seeks release from Immigration custody
Tonse/Pamodzi Alliance Secretary General, Celestin Mukandila, has asked the Lusaka High Court to order his immediate release from Immigration Department custody, arguing that he is not a foreigner and that his continued detention was unlawful. Mukandila has filed an affidavit in support of an ex-parte…
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Police Commend Peaceful Presidential Inauguration
The Zambia Police Service has confirmed that the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony held yesterday at National...
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Police Probe Motorist WHO Fled Stop Order during Presidential Motorcade
The Zambia Police Service has launched investigations into a motorist who allegedly defied a lawful...
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Police Probe Motorist WHO Fled Stop Order during Presidential Motorcade
The Zambia Police Service has launched investigations into a motorist who allegedly defied a lawful order to stop and sped off during the movement of President Hakainde Hichilema’s motorcade in Lusaka. The incident happened at the T-junction of Chilimbulu and Mosi-oa-Tunya Roads as the Presidential…
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Mwamba Peni Seeks Immediate Release from Police Custody
Former Permanent Secretary for Special Duties Mwamba Peni has asked the High Court to order...
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Livingstone Woman Raped In A Classroom
A 23-year-old woman has allegedly been raped in Livingstone, Southern province, by a man known...
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CB Police Arrest 5 Suspects Over illegal Fertilizer Repackaging
Police in Mpongwe have arrested five suspects in connection with an illegal...
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Mwamba Peni Seeks Immediate Release from Police Custody
Former Permanent Secretary for Special Duties Mwamba Peni has asked the High Court to order his immediate release from police custody, arguing that his continued detention is unlawful. Mr Peni has sued the Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha, seeking a writ of habeas corpus to compel…
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Mundubile, Zulu Among 18 Transferred to Mukobeko Prison
National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP) 2026 Presidential candidate Brian Mundubile, lawyer Makebi Zulu and 16 other accused persons have been transferred to Mukobeko Maximum Prison in Kabwe. Lawyer Milner Katolo says the 18 were moved on August 30, 2026, from various detention…
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Lusaka man convicted after K60,000 bribe attempt in drug trafficking case
A bid to buy his way into the heart of a drug trafficking investigation has ended with the conviction of Henry Shula Kasolo on three counts arising from a controlled delivery operation involving compressed cannabis and an alleged K60,000 bribe. The Lusaka Subordinate Court yesterday…
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Former council accountant jailed 3 years in Livingstone over K316,000 CDF fraud
An assistant accountant at Livingstone City Council has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment with hard labour for diverting K316,000 in Constituency Development Fund grants meant for 11 cooperatives into his personal accounts. The Economic and Financial Crimes Court sitting in Livingstone on Monday convicted…
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Six Parliamentary Seats Challenged Before the Lusaka High Court
Former Ministers, PAUL KABUSWE and SYLVIA MASEBO, are among 6 parliamentary candidates,...
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Police Assure Security Ahead of Presidential Inauguration
Adequate security measures have been put in place, ahead of the inauguration of President-elect, HAKAINDE...
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Youth civil society groups raises concerns over court closure
A coalition of youth-led civil society organizations have raised concerns over the temporary closure of Zambia’s superior courts during ongoing security operations, warning that the move could undermine access to justice following the 2026 General Election. In a joint statement, Fight Inequality Alliance Zambia National…
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Zambia drug agency seizes over 8,000 bottles of medication laced with codeine
Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested several people and seized illicit drugs, including 170 boxes of Benylin cough syrup containing codeine, in separate operations across the country, the agency said on Monday. Allan Tamba, Public Relations Officer at DEC, said two trucks travelling from…
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Former ministers Kabuswe, Masebo challenge election defeats in court
Former Cabinet ministers, Paul Kabuswe, and Sylvia Masebo, have petitioned the Lusaka High Court seeking to overturn their parliamentary election defeats, alleging that their opponents used character assassination, vote buying, intimidation and other electoral malpractice to influence voters. Kabuswe, a former Minister of Mines and…
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Fire guts Buseko market, destroys goods worth millions; two arrested
A devastating fire has destroyed several trading premises at Buseko Market along Lumumba Road in Lusaka’s Matero township, leaving traders counting heavy losses and prompting a multi-agency emergency response. The blaze, believed to have started between 21:30 and 22:30 hours on Sunday, reportedly broke out…
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A 29-Year-Old Arrested over Forged FISP Receipts as Police Recover K226,800 Fertilizer in Mpongwe
A 29-year-old Bayer SeedCo merchandiser has been arrested in Mpongwe District, Copperbelt province after police...
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Mundubile, Makebi Zulu, 16 Others Charged with Treason
Lawyer Milner Katolo, representing Valden Findlay, has confirmed that former presidential candidate Brian Mundubile, lawyer...
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A 29-Year-Old Arrested over Forged FISP Receipts as Police Recover K226,800 Fertilizer in Mpongwe
A 29-year-old Bayer SeedCo merchandiser has been arrested in Mpongwe District, Copperbelt province after police uncovered forged Farmer Input Support Program-FISP- receipts and recovered 216 bags of fertilizer worth K226,800. Copperbelt Police Commissioner Rae Hamoonga identified the suspect as Chilando Kahokola of Turbine Area, Mpongwe…
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Mundubile, Makebi Zulu, 16 Others Charged with Treason
Lawyer Milner Katolo, representing Valden Findlay, has confirmed that former presidential candidate Brian Mundubile, lawyer Makebi Zulu and 16 others have been charged with treason, bringing the total number of accused to 18. Mr Katolo says the seriousness of the charge demands that the State…
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16 of 17 Suspects, Including Three Artists, Set for Court Appearance Today
Sixteen of the 17 suspects arrested in Western Province, including musicians Moses Ng’andwe, alias Chester,...
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Police Warn against Unlawful Protests Ahead of Inauguration
The Zambia Police Service has issued a strong warning against planned unlawful processions, assemblies and...
