Theft
Zambian coverage mentioning theft, gathered from every newsroom we follow.
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Crime & Courts
Police net 1 criminal behind Levy students’ thefts
ONE suspect believed to have been terrorising Levy Mwanawasa Medical University students in PHI and surrounding areas has finally been cornered after briefly enjoying a
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Crime & Courts
Former Copperbelt Police Commanding Officer Yuyi Mwala Charged over Alleged Copper Theft
Former Copperbelt Province Commanding Officer Yuyi Mwala and six others have been charged in connection with the alleged theft of 436 copper cathodes valued at approximately US$448,596. Zambia Police Public Relations Officer Godfrey Chilabi says Mr. Mwala has been charged with one count of Theft…
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Health
Health Minister says medicine theft started before UPND took office.
MINISTER of Health Elijah Muchima says the theft of medicines reflects a deep-rooted problem that began long before the United Party for National Development (UPND) administration took office in August 2021. Yesterday, the United States government announced that it had cut K1.4 billion (approximately $50…
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Health
Former ZAMMSA boss gives Jack Mwiimbu 72 hours to retract drug theft allegations
FORMER Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) Director General, Victor Nyasulu says he is being used as a scapegoat by the government over the pilferage of drugs in health facilities. And Mr Nyasulu has given Mr Mwiimbu 72 hours to retract his statement claiming…
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Crime & Courts
Mwense Magistrate Court hands down prison sentences in two theft cases
The Mwense Magistrate Court has sentenced a 33-year-old man to five years’ imprisonment with hard labour for breaking into a dwelling and committing a felony. Prosper Mwila was found guilty of entering a building on May 25, 2026, and stealing assorted items valued at K35,500…
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Crime & Courts
Former HGC truck driver, Muleya, sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour
The Subordinate Court in Ndola has delivered judgment in the criminal case of theft by servant against Kelvin Muleya, a former truck driver of HGC Transport and logistics Limited. Muleya was found guilty of the offence of theft by servant and sentenced to two years…
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Crime & Courts
Truck Driver Flees as Fish Worth over K1.3 Million Vanishes in Transit
The Zambia Police Service has launched investigations into the theft of 1,335 boxes of Horse...
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Politics
Truck Driver Flees as Fish Worth over K1.3 Million Vanish in Transit
Zambia Police Service has launched investigations into the alleged theft of 1,335 boxes of Horse Mackerel fish worth over K1.3 million while in transit from Namibia to Kasumbalesa in Chililabombwe Copperbelt Division Police Commissioner Rae Hamoonga says the consignment, weighing more than
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Crime & Courts
Truck Driver Flees as Fish Worth over K1.3 Million Vanishes in Transit
The Zambia Police Service has launched investigations into the theft of 1,335 boxes of Horse Mackerel fish valued at US$75,525 United States Dollars, equivalent to approximately K1,359,459, which allegedly went missing while in transit from Namibia to Kasumbalesa Border in Chililabombwe District. Copperbelt Police Commissioner…
