Prosecution
Zambian coverage mentioning prosecution, gathered from every newsroom we follow.
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Crime & Courts
DPP Calls for Patience in Complex Prosecutions
Director of Public Prosecutions GILBERT PHIRI has urged Zambians not...
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Crime & Courts
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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Crime & Courts
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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Crime & Courts
Drunk witnesses sink prosecution
Chipata court acquits 2 Lundazi men, juvenile accused of killing woman who attempted to rescue rape victim MAYENGO NYIRENDA Chipata WITH most witnesses failing to provide an accurate account of events due to intoxication, Chipata High Court has acquitted two men and a juvenile of…
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Africa & World
Andrew Wilson, the first prosecution witness in Dr. Kizza Besigye’s treason trial has told the High Court in Kampala that the Kenyan Police set up two pistols and the entire crime scene
UPDATE: Andrew Wilson, the first prosecution witness in Dr. Kizza Besigye’s treason trial has told the High Court in Kampala that the Kenyan Police set up two pistols and the entire crime scene. The court heard that Dr Besigye and his co-accused Hajji Obeid Lutale…
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Crime & Courts
Law has no borders
Zambians committing offences abroad will eventually face prosecution, warns DPP CHOMBA MUSIKA, MARY LEMBA Lusaka DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Gilbert Phiri says Zambians who commit offences from abroad are not immune from prosecution, warning that their day of reckoning will come. And some stakeholders…
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Crime & Courts
NPA sets up green crime dept
MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka TO ENHANCE the handling of green criminology, the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) has established an Environmental and Wildlife Crime Department. Director of Public Prosecutions Gilbert Phiri says creation of the department is one of the huge achievements for NPA in the last…
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Crime & Courts
Kasolo sentencing adjourned to September 10
The sentencing of drug trafficker Henry Shula Kasolo has been adjourned to 10 September to allow the prosecution to produce his previous conviction record.
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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
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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Crime & Courts
Blogger Chishimba convicted over pregnancy claim involving Chipo Mwanawasa
Blogger Joseph Chishimba has been convicted of cyber harassment and publication of false information after he circulated a screenshot alleging that Chipo Mwanawasa was pregnant for President Hakainde Hichilema. Principal Resident Magistrate, Idah Phiri, convicted Chishimba after ruling that the prosecution had proved its case…
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Crime & Courts
Zambian lawyers join calls for arrests over Supreme Court violence
The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has called for prompt, thorough and impartial investigations into the violence at the Supreme Court, urging arrests where lawful grounds exist and prosecutions while respecting constitutional rights, including the presumption of innocence. LAZ president, Arnold Kaluba, expressed concern over…
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Entertainment
Chichi Daisy asks DPP to withdraw the Mutale Mwanza case
MEDIA Personality Daisy Lusumpa, alias, Chichi Daisy, has applied that the cyber-harrassment case against fellow media personality Mutale Mwanza be withdrawn. Through her lawyers, Ms Lusumpa, has written to the Director of Public Prosecutions Gilbert Phiri to have the case withdrawn. When the case came…
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Crime & Courts
Rights Commission demands due process as 84 still detained in election-related incidents
The Human Rights Commission has urged the Zambia Police Service and the National Prosecution Authority to ensure prompt due process in all cases of prolonged detention following the 2026 General Elections. Chairperson, Dr. Pamela Towela Sambo, said the Commission was concerned with the number of…
