Court
Zambian coverage mentioning court, gathered from every newsroom we follow.
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Politics
Mundubile, Makebi ‘treason’ charges still pending, but sedition case rushed to court – Caritas questions motive
Caritas Zambia has questioned the public perception
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Crime & Courts
Court rejects oral submissions in Mundubile case
The Solwezi Magistrate’s Court has declined oral submissions by Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu in their challenge to the court’s jurisdiction to hear their sedition case.
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Crime & Courts
Mundubile, Zulu Expected in Court for Ruling, Plea
NRPUP 2026 presidential candidate Brian Mundubile and his running mate, Makebi Zulu, are today, October...
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Politics
“Let the Courts Speak” on Presidential petition filed via email – Civil rights activist Brebner Changala
Brebner Changala, one of Zambia’s most experienced
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Crime & Courts
Mundubile, Makebi Appear before Solwezi Magistrates Court
National Restoration Party for Unity and Prosperity—NRPUP—2026 presidential candidate Brian Mundubile and his running mate,...
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Crime & Courts
Chester, Felix, IDC Return to Kalabo Court Today
Musicians Moses Ng’andwe, popularly known as Chester, Felix Phiri, comedian Winston Ngosa, alias IDC Light...
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Crime & Courts
Mundubile, Makebi Zulu Expected in Solwezi Court over Seditious Practices Charges
National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP) presidential candidate Brian Mundubile and his running...
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Technology
“Should we take it that the Judiciary & Executive are now working in concert on court closures”? – SC Chifumu Banda questions
State Counsel Chifumu Banda has raised serious
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Crime & Courts
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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Crime & Courts
Malanji remains in jail as court rejects bid to ‘spend appeal time at home’
FORMER foreign affairs minister Joseph Malanji will continue sleeping under correctional supervision after the High Court rejected his attempt to get bail pending appeal. In
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Crime & Courts
Court issues bench warrant for former Nkana MP, Binwell Mpundu
The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has issued a bench warrant against former Nkana Member of Parliament Binwell Mpundu following his continued failure to appear before court. Mpundu, an opposition politician facing a charge of sedition, failed to appear before Magistrate Webster Milumbe on Tuesday. The court…
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Crime & Courts
Court orders State to produce Tonse/Pamodzi secretary general, Mukandila
The Lusaka High Court has ordered the State to produce Tonse/Pamodzi Alliance Secretary General Celestin Mukandila before the court and show cause why he should not be released from detention. High Court Judge Mwila Kombe issued the order on Thursday after granting leave for the…
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Politics
Courts shut as leading opposition figure, Mundubile, begins move to challenge Hichilema victory
The High Court and Supreme Court complex, which also houses the Constitutional Court, has been barricaded with yellow “crime scene” tape and closed amid heightened security on the final day for opposition presidential candidate, Brian Mundubile, to file a petition challenging President Hakainde Hichilema’s victory…
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Crime & Courts
Court issues bench warrant against Binwell
GRACE CHAILE Lusaka FORMER Nkana Member of Parliament Binwell Mpundu risks arrest after the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court issued a bench warrant against him for repeatedly failing to appear in court in a case involving alleged seditious practices. Magistrate Webster Milumbe yesterday issued the warrant and…
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Crime & Courts
Security upped at Supreme Court
GRACE CHAILE Lusaka SECURITY has been intensified at the courts to protect judicial officers and members of the public following an altercation at the Supreme Court. This follows an incident in which former Patriotic Front (PF) secretary-general Davies Mwila was allegedly harassed by unknown people…
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Crime & Courts
Ex-minister Katele Kalumba in court over seditious charges
Former Finance Minister Katele Kalumba, 74, appears in the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court on seditious practices charges, but his plea is not taken as the State awaits consent from the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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Crime & Courts
‘My spine is failing,’ Kalumba says as he appears in court over sedition charges
Former Finance Minister, Dr Katele Kalumba, took slow, measured steps into the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court, leaning on a walker and attracting the attention of onlookers as he made his way into the courtroom. The 74-year-old former minister later told the court that his spine was…
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Crime & Courts
Court gives soldier 3 months to regulate sexual appetite or else…
A ZAMBIA Army soldier whose wife is no longer able to withstand his domestic abuse, lack of care as well as his grueling and punishing
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Crime & Courts
‘My spine is failing me,’ Kalumba says as he appears in court over sedition charges
Former Finance Minister, Dr Katele Kalumba, took slow, measured steps into the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court, leaning on a walker and attracting the attention of onlookers as he made his way into the courtroom. The 74-year-old former minister later told the court that his spine was…
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Politics
Presidency denies Hichilema ordered court closure, cites security assessments
State House has denied claims that President Hakainde Hichilema ordered the closure of courts on Monday to block opposition election petitions, saying the Judiciary was independent and that the President had no authority over court filings. On Monday, Inspector General of Police Graphel Musamba defended…
