Court
Zambian coverage mentioning court, gathered from every newsroom we follow.
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Crime & Courts
No Presidential Petition Before the Constitutional Court
The Judiciary says there is NO Presidential petition before the Constitutional Court....
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Crime & Courts
‘Restore access to courts,’ Zambian lawyers knock govt over closure of courts amid post-election battles
The Law Association of Zambia has called for the immediate restoration of access to courts following the closure of superior courts in Lusaka and the deployment of heavily armed military personnel around court premises. LAZ president, Arnold Kaluba, expressed concern over the shutdown, which occurred…
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Crime & Courts
Solwezi court refers Mundubile, Zulu sedition case to High Court
Principal Resident Magistrate, Mambwe Mukonde, has referred the two-count sedition case involving former 2026 NRPUP presidential candidate Brian Mundubile and his running mate, Makebi Zulu, to the High Court after ruling that the Solwezi Magistrates’ Court lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter. Citing provisions of…
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Crime & Courts
Kitwe High Court Throws Out Kalulushi Constituency Election Petition
The Kitwe High Court has dismissed the Kalulushi Constituency election petition with...
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Crime & Courts
LAZ Welcomes Reopening of Courts
The Law Association of Zambia – LAZ has welcomed the reopening of...
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Crime & Courts
NGOCC condemns ‘unprecedented’ court closures
??️ Lusaka, Zambia24 – 24-08-2026 — The Non-Governmental Gender Organisations’ Coordinating Council...
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Health
Mafinga South MP Fails to Attend Court, Remains Hospitalised
Newly elected Mafinga South Member of Parliament, Faith Munthali, has failed to attend court as...
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Crime & Courts
Enock Tongas Wife Seeks Court Order to Free Husband
Peggy Sakala Tonga has gone to the Lusaka High Court seeking a writ of habeas...
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Politics
State House Rejects Claims Over Court Closure
State House says claims that President HAKAINDE HICHILEMA ordered the closure of...
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Politics
LAZ Calls for Urgent Restoration of Access to Courts, Clarification and Engagement on Court Closures
IN STATEMENT The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has called for the urgent restoration of access to the courts, warning that the ongoing closure could interfere with access to justice and prejudice people seeking to exercise constitutional and statutory rights. In a statement dated August…
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Crime & Courts
Detected Strong Security Threat Necessitates Closure of Zambian Courts Union
The Judiciary and Allied Workers Union of Zambia says the temporary closure of courts in...
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Crime & Courts
Solwezi Court Rules It Has No Jurisdiction in Mundubile, Zulu Case
Principal Resident Magistrate Mambwe Mukonde has ruled that the Solwezi Magistrates’ Court lacks jurisdiction to...
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Crime & Courts
Mukandila Seeks Court Order for Release after 14 Days in Custody
Tonse Alliance Secretary General Celestine Mukandila is seeking a court order for his release after...
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Politics
State House Denies Hh Ordered Court Closure to Block Election Petitions
State House has rejected allegations that President Hakainde Hichilema ordered the closure of courts on...
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Crime & Courts
Archbishop Alick Banda Arrested , To Appear in Court
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), has formally charged and arrested His Grace,the...
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Crime & Courts
Court Upholds FourYear Sentence for Former Infrastructure PS Mushota
Former Ministry of Infrastructure Permanent Secretary CHARLES MUSHOTA has lost the contest...
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Crime & Courts
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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Politics
HH went through the same in 2016 but courts didn’t close – Caritas Zambia
Caritas Zambia has indicated that the abrupt
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Crime & Courts
Mukandila Appears in Court on Forgery Charges
Tonse Pamodzi Alliance Secretary General and lawyer Celestin Mukandila has appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’...
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Business
Court Convicts Avocado Mining for Attempted Smuggling
The Zambia Revenue Authority has secured the conviction of Avocado Mining Limited for attempted smuggling...
