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Crime & Courts
Archbishop Banda arrested, trial set for Nov 3
GRACE CHAILE MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka LUSAKA Archbishop Alick Banda will return to court on November 3 this year for trial after pleading not guilty to possessing a Toyota Hilux suspected to have been unlawfully obtained. The 62-year-old Catholic priest appeared yesterday before Lusaka magistrate Mwandu…
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Crime & Courts
Police seize counterfeit goods worth millions in lusaka backyard operations
The Zambia Police Service has seized large quantities of suspected counterfeit food, cosmetic and sugar products manufactured and repackaged under unhygienic conditions in Kabanana and Chipata Compounds. The Intellectual Property Unit under Lusaka Division conducted searches on Monday, September 8, following information received on September…
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Crime & Courts
Police refute claims of Patrick Mwansa’s death in custody
POLICE in Lusaka has dismissed claims circulating on social media that a detained suspect, Patrick Mwansa, died while in police custody. In a statement, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer Chipo Kaitisha said the allegations were false and misleading. “Mr. Mwansa is alive and in good…
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Crime & Courts
DEC bursts counterfeit fertiliser plant in 9 miles, Meanwood; four arrested
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has unearthed a manufacturing plant involved in the production of suspected counterfeit fertiliser in 9 Miles and Meanwood Vorna Valley areas of Chibombo and Chongwe Districts. DEC Public Relations Officer, Allan Tamba, said four people have been arrested in connection…
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Health
Nursing council outlines disciplinary process for nurses in maternal cases, discipline 40
The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Zambia says it has investigated about 40 maternal cases involving nurses and midwives in the last year and this year where negligence was suspected. Council Registrar Beauty Zimba said the cases were subjected to internal prescriptions to establish whether…
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Crime & Courts
Police Officer Arrested for Raping Sister in-Law
A police officer stationed at Chifunabuli Police Post in Luapula Province has been arrested and charged with the alleged rape of his 17-year-old sister-in-law. Luapula Province Commissioner of Police Lucky Munkhondya confirmed the incident to diamond Tv and identified the suspect as 30 year old…
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Crime & Courts
Police Arrest Man for Allegedly Having Carnal Knowledge of Daughter
The Zambia Police Service has arrested a man in Lusaka for allegedly having carnal knowledge of his 18-year-old daughter on several occasions. Police Public Relations Officer Godfrey Chilabi says the suspect is being investigated for alleged incest, contrary to Section 159 of the Penal Code…
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Crime & Courts
Archbishop Banda Denies Unlawful Possession of ZRA Vehicle, Granted K80,000 Bail
Lusaka Archbishop Dr. Alick Banda has pleaded not guilty to a charge of possession of property reasonably believed to have been unlawfully obtained, in connection with a motor vehicle suspected to have been improperly disposed of by the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA). The Lusaka Magistrates…
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Crime & Courts
DEC Charges Archbishop Alick Banda over Alleged Unlawful Possession of ZRA Vehicle
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has formally charged and arrested Lusaka Archdiocese Archbishop, His Grace Dr. Alick Banda, for the alleged possession of property reasonably believed to have been unlawfully obtained, in connection with a motor vehicle suspected to have been improperly disposed of by…
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Crime & Courts
Tanzanian among 20 arrested in crackdown of drug barons by DEC
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has reportedly arrested more than 20 suspected drug traffickers and seized over 120 kilogrammes of cannabis and other illicit drugs in intelligence-led operations across four provinces. According to a statement issued on Monday by the DEC Public Relations Officer, Allan…
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Business
Association urges tighter market surveillance, as counterfeit products reportedly flood market
The Zambia Consumer Association (ZACA) has expressed concern over the growing presence of suspected counterfeit and substandard cosmetic and personal-care products on the local market. The association said the products of concern include lotions, creams, perfumes and other items widely used by women and young…
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Crime & Courts
SOUTH AFRICA: Man attacked by his girlfriend and her sister after he confronted her for allegedly cheating
A 23-year-old woman and her sister, 27, were arrested by Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) for allegedly attacking her boyfriend. The suspects were nabbed on Monday, August 24, 2026 after they fled the scene of the violent attack
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Crime & Courts
33 Year Old Woman of Choma Murdered, 50 Year Old Husband Apprehended
A 33 year old woman of Zambia Compound in Choma District has been found dead in her house in a suspected murder. Southern Province Police Commissioner Moono Namalongo has confirmed the incident, stating that the deceased’s 49 year old mother, Mildred Yomena, reported the matter…
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Crime & Courts
DEC arrests 4 in crackdown on drug trafficking networks across 3 provinces
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested four suspects and seized various quantities of cannabis following intelligence-led operations in Muchinga, Southern and Lusaka Provinces. In a statement issued in Lusaka on Monday, DEC Public Relations Officer, Allan Tamba, said the operations were part of intensified…
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Politics
Tiktoker ‘Brotherman’ in Immigration net over alleged hate speech targeting President Hichilema
Immigration authorities have apprehended a 44-year-old Zambian national accused of publishing hate speech and insults against the President and the Presidency on social media. The suspect has been identified as Misheck Mulubwa, who operates a TikTok account under the name “Brotherman” with the handle @KabongoKitungu5…
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Crime & Courts
ACC arrests accountant for allegedly diverting K44.6 million Social Cash Transfer funds
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested a former Project Accountant at the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services for diverting K44,657,600 meant for the Social Cash Transfer (SCT) Programme. The suspect has been identified as Casious Mweetwa, 47, of Plot No. A56, Meanwood, Lusaka…
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Crime & Courts
Chinese national arrested in Lufwanyama for allegedly assaulting 19-year-old woman
Police in Lufwanyama District have arrested a 41-year-old Chinese national in connection with a Gender-Based Violence case involving a 19-year-old woman. The suspect, identified as Zhou Juhua of Chief Nkana Area in Lufwanyama, is facing a charge of Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm. Copperbelt Province…
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Crime & Courts
35 Ugandans, 11 Chinese, 33 others arrested in Lusaka joint operation targeting alleged cybercrime network (Video)
Seventy-nine people have been apprehended in a joint security operation targeting a suspected cybercrime network operating from Evana Estates in New Kasama, Lusaka. The operation was conducted on August 23, 2026 by the Zambia Police Service, Drug Enforcement Commission, Department of Immigration, Zambia Cyber Security…
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Crime & Courts
Police investigate death of taxi driver with gunshot wound in the head inside University of Zambia
Police in Lusaka have instituted investigations into the suspected murder of a 31-year-old taxi driver found dead inside a Toyota Runx near the School of Law at the University of Zambia. The victim has been identified as Able Mwape, 31, of Garden Chilulu in Lusaka…
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Crime & Courts
Three Itezhi-Tezhi officials land in ACC net over alleged K16.7m social cash transfer theft
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested and charged three Ministry of Community Development and Social Services officials in Itezhi-Tezhi District for allegedly stealing K16.79 million from funds meant for the Social Cash Transfer Programme. The suspects are District Social Welfare Officer Goretty Moonga, 39, Assistant…
