Sunday, 18 October 2026 | Lusaka, Zambia | All times CAT
Updated 15 minutes ago Topics Journalists Our network Advertise
Lakatips Sourcing the truth from every corner of Zambia

Lakatips

Advertise on Lakatips

Reach readers following the national conversation

Display, sponsored placements and briefing slots — across politics, business and sport.

See the options
Just in

Education

Twins Plead Not Guilty in Marijuana Laced Cupcake Case

Two students from the University of Lusaka -UNILUS- have appeared in the...

By Memory Bbuku

Two students from the University of Lusaka -UNILUS- have appeared in the Lusaka Magistrate Court for allegedly trafficking in 26 cupcakes laced with marijuana.

BLESSINGS and GIFT KAONGA, aged 20, who are twins, have both pleaded not guilty to one count of trafficking in psychotropic substances before Magistrate, FINE MAYAMBU.

BLESSINGS and GIFT are facing one count of trafficking in psychotropic substances.

Allegations are that on September 25, 2026, in Lusaka, the two, jointly and whilst acting together, trafficked in 26 cupcakes laced with marijuana weighing 520 grams.

Magistrate MAYAMBU has adjourned the matter to October 16, 2026, for commencement of trial.

#Marijuana #crime #court #trafficking #UNILUS #ZNBC

Source: Zambia24 — Read more

More to read

All Education →

Lessons beyond classroom

KITWE District Commissioner Oncemore Ngonomo’s call for schools to nurture learners’ talents beyond academic performance and promote cultural identity is timely and consistent with the spirit of the Grow Zambia Agenda. His remarks recognise an important reality: education should not only prepare learners to pass…

Daily Mail • • 4 min read
One-time sign-up

Keep reading at Zambia24

Lakatips is free, and it stays free. Sign up once and we will send you through to Zambia24 — and to every other newsroom in the network after that, without asking again.

We use your details for the morning briefing and to tell newsrooms how many readers we send them — never as a list to be sold on. See our privacy policy.