Magistrate
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Politics
Where Is Binwell Mpundu? His Absence Deepens Questions About Accountability and Due Process
GUEST ARTICLE: Where Is Binwell Mpundu? His Absence Deepens Questions About Accountability and Due Process By: Thomas Moyo The whereabouts of former Nkana Independent Member of Parliament Binwell Mpundu remain publicly unknown after he failed to appear before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court on 20 August…
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Crime & Courts
Blogger Chishimba jailed nine months for circulating pregnancy claim about presidential aide
Blogger Joseph Chishimba has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment with hard labour for circulating an unverified allegation that Special Assistant to the President for Public Policy, Chipokota Mwanawasa, was pregnant for a “guy at State House”. Principal Resident Magistrate Idah Phiri sentenced the 47-year-old…
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Crime & Courts
Zimbabwean traditional healer fined K100,000 for immigration offences in Zambia
A 47-year-old Zimbabwean national has been fined K100,000 after being convicted of illegally entering and staying in Zambia and conducting business without a valid immigration permit. The Department of Immigration said Alois Moyo was convicted by the Mkushi Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday following his arrest…
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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
‘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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Crime & Courts
Crowds cheer as Mundubile, Zulu arrive Solwezi court to face sedition trial 29 days after arrest (Video)
After 29 days in detention, opposition leaders, Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu arrived at the Solwezi Magistrates’ Court on Friday to a waiting crowd of supporters, waving as they were driven into the court premises aboard the Zambia Correctional Service (ZCS) bus. The two appeared…
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Crime & Courts
Jay Banda apprehended, court moves against Mpundu, as Zambia secures UNHRC seat. See our top 10 stories of the week.
In case you missed them, here are the top 10 stories of the week. 1. 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…
