Crime & Courts
Police, the courts and the justice system.
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One Suspect Dead, Another Hurt after Chipata Motorbike Robbery
Eastern Province Police Commanding Officer Robertson Mweemba has confirmed that one suspected criminals lost his life and an accomplice was seriously hurt after a mob caught up with a gang that attacked a microfinance worker along the Chadiza Road in Chipata. According to police, the…
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DEC Arrests Two Suspects and Seizes 175 Kg of Cannabis in Eastern Province
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested two individuals and seized 175 kilograms of dry loose cannabis in Lumezi District, Eastern Province. The suspects, identified as 39-year-old Malawian national Moffat Mlotha and 53-year-old Zambian national Rebecca Nsomba, were on the commission’s watch list for alleged…
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50 Chilenje Households Face Prosecution over Waste Management
Fifty households in Chilenje Township have been given three days to subscribe to a designated...
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Zambia moves to establish agency to manage recovered criminal assets
Zambia is moving to establish a specialised Criminal Assets Management Agency to professionally manage assets recovered from corruption and economic crimes, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) said. The proposal is contained in the Draft Criminal Asset Management Bill, which is currently undergoing stakeholder consultation led by…
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50 Chilenje Households Face Prosecution over Waste Management
Fifty households in Chilenje Township have been given three days to subscribe to a designated waste collection service or face prosecution as authorities intensify enforcement of solid waste management laws. The Lusaka Integrated Solid Waste Management Company (LISWMC), in collaboration with Ministry of Health Public…
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ACC Consults Stakeholders on Criminal Asset Management Bill
The Anti-Corruption Commission has commenced a two-day stakeholders’ consultative workshop on the Draft Criminal Asset...
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ACC Proposes Criminal Assets Management Agency
The Anti-Corruption Commission –ACC- has proposed the establishment of a specialised Criminal...
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Mundubile, Zulu treason case not before court, EFF’s Mwenda claims
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) president, Kasonde Mwenda, has claimed that the treason case involving former NRP presidential candidate Brian Mundubile, his running mate Makebi Zulu and 17 others has not yet been registered before the Lusaka High Court, more than a month after their detention…
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Zambia immigration secures conviction of Zimbabwean national, apprehends 64 others
Zambia’s Department of Immigration has secured the conviction of a 30-year-old Zimbabwean national for providing false information to an immigration officer and concealing his true nationality, while apprehending 64 foreign nationals during operations in Lusaka, Ndola and Kafue. Kudakwashe Denise Mutsetse was convicted on September…
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DEC arrests two in 175 kg cross-border cannabis trafficking case
Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) says it has arrested and jointly charged two suspected drug suppliers in connection with the trafficking of 175 kilogrammes of dry cannabis from Malawi into Zambia. DEC Public Relations Officer, Allan Tamba, identified the suspects as Moffat Mlotha, 39, a…
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ACC nabs 3 over K16.7m theft
Trio allegedly stole funds intended for SCT programme MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested and charged three officials from the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services in Itezhi-Tezhi District for allegedly stealing over K16.7 million intended for the vital Social Cash…
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Appeal against HoneyBee, Chilufya acquittal to proceed
GRACE CHAILE Lusaka THE Economic and Financial Crimes Court (EFCC) has ruled that the Director of Public Prosecutions’ appeal against the acquittal of former Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya, HoneyBee Pharmacy Limited and seven others is properly before the court and ready to proceed. A…
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ACC Arrests Three Itezhi-Tezhi Officials over K16.7m Social Cash Transfer Theft
The Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested three officials from the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services in Itezhi-Tezhi District for allegedly stealing over 16.7 million Kwacha meant for vulnerable Zambians under the Social Cash Transfer Programme. The arrested officials have been identified as Goretty Moonga…
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Community Development Ministry Welcomes Arrests in SCT Misuse Case
The Ministry of Community Development and Social Services has welcomed the arrest...
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Families raise concerns, appeal for release of 10 Ugandans detained in Zambia
Families of 10 Ugandan nationals detained in Zambia have appealed to the Ugandan government to intervene urgently, saying their relatives had been held at Kamwala Remand Prison in Lusaka since Aug. 6 without being charged or appearing in court. The appeal, written by Clinton Akandwanaho…
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Three Itezhi-Tezhi officials land in ACC net over alleged K16.7m social cash transfer theft
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested and charged three Ministry of Community Development and Social Services officials in Itezhi-Tezhi District for allegedly stealing K16.79 million from funds meant for the Social Cash Transfer Programme. The suspects are District Social Welfare Officer Goretty Moonga, 39, Assistant…
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Nana Babe Arrested for Calling Truck Drivers Fuel Thieves
Ndola Police have arrested a 24‑year‑old woman in connection with a case of Harassment Utilising...
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Nine Zambian Youths Returned from DRC after Attempted Illegal Entry
Nine Zambian youths aged between 14 and 21 have been returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo after allegedly attempting to enter the country illegally through undesignated bush paths. Department of Immigration Chief Public Relations Officer Namati H. Nshinka says the youths were received at…
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‘We are shocked,’ EU calls for speedy probe into Kafwaya shooting, transparency in Zambia treason trial
The European Union’s chief observer for Zambia’s 2026 elections has expressed shock over developments following the election, calling for a speedy and transparent investigation into the fatal shooting of former cabinet minister, Mutotwe Kafwaya, and due process in treason proceedings against opposition figures. Michael McNamara…
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Mazabuka boy loses hand in grenade accident
CATHERINE BWALYA Choma AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy has lost his right hand after a hand grenade he allegedly picked and pulled the pin exploded in his hands in Mazabuka District. The incident happened on Monday in Simwaba village in Chief Mwanachingwala’s area. Southern Province police commanding…
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2 former PSs face legal proceedings
GRACE CHAILE, MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka FORMER Permanent Secretary for Special Duties Mwamba Peni and his counterpart at the Ministry of Education are facing separate legal proceedings arising from allegations involving a government vehicle and a US$401.8 million procurement-related loan obligation. In the first matter, the…
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21-year-old arrested over suspected theft of goods from trucks in Kitwe
Police in Kitwe have arrested a 21-year-old man suspected of stealing goods from trucks following a follow-up operation involving police officers and members of the Community Crime Prevention Unit (CCPU). Copperbelt Province Police Commissioner, Rae Hamoonga, said the matter was initially reported at Kitwe Central…
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Police open inquiry into suspected suicide of Luwingu headman
Police in Northern Province have opened an inquiry into the suspected suicide of a 62-year-old headman in Luwingu District following a village meeting over allegations that he was practising witchcraft. Northern Province Police Commanding Officer, Simunji Mulonda, said the incident occurred on Sept. 14 between…
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Police Officer Dies by Suicide at Police Headquarters
A 53-year-old Assistant Superintendent has died after shooting himself at the Zambia Police Service Headquarters...
