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DEC Claims Unlawful Inclusion of Officials in Government-Funded Trip to Ivory Coast

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has submitted to the High Court that Madalitso Kamanga and Jairos Siame were unlawfully included on a government-funded trip...

Businesswoman Sentenced to Five Years for Brutal Assault on 10-Year-Old Daughter

A 32-year-old businesswoman has been sentenced to five years in prison for brutally assaulting her 10-year-old daughter. Alice Mweene, a resident of Old Kanyama Compound,...

Government Agrees to Compensate Family of Timothy Zulu, Teen Fatally Shot by Police in 2020

The family of 17-year-old Timothy Zulu, who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2020, will receive compensation from the government. In a consent...

Cop in Hot Soup for Failure to Execute Bench Warrant Against Simon Mwewa

The Lusaka Magistrates Court has taken a stern stance against a police officer's failure to execute a bench warrant against vlogger Mwewa Chitambala, popularly...

Deepen Commitment To Alternative Dispute Resolution, Urges Uganda’s Chief Justice

Uganda’s Chief Justice, Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo, has called on Zambia to deepen its commitment to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in criminal cases, highlighting its...

Garden Boy Gets Two Years and Six Months for Assault

A chilling case of betrayal and violence from Chaisa Compound has ended with the garden boy-turned-aggressor losing his freedom. Yona Banda 34, has been sentenced...

Lusaka Woman Gets 5 Years for Assaulting Juvenile

A 29-year-old woman of Lusaka's Chipata Compound has been sentenced to five years in prison for assaulting a 14-year-old girl with a cooking stick. Lusaka...

Student in Court for Possessing a Tortoise

A 22-year-old student, Muyunda Mwangala, has pleaded not guilty to unlawful possession of a protected trophy, a live tortoise. The alleged offense took place on...

DPP Seeks Forfeiture of Kamono Farms Assets

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Court (EFCC) to order the forfeiture of assets belonging to Kamono...

Chazanga Duo Charged with Human Trafficking

Two men from Chazanga Compound have appeared in the Lusaka Magistrates' Court, accused of facilitating the trafficking of 13 Ethiopian nationals into Zambia. The suspects,...

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