Woman, 41, jailed 18 yrs for defiling boy
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka A 41-YEAR-OLD woman of Lusaka’s Chibolya has been sentenced to 18 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a nine-year-old boy on three occasions in exchange for…
7 acquitted of stoning to death ‘wizard’ relative
MAYENGO NYIRENDA Chipata SEVEN family members of Petauke accused of murdering their relative on witchcraft suspicions have been acquitted by the Chipata High Court because the evidence from witnesses could…
Kampyongo’s wife denied bail again
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka THE Economic and Financial Crimes Court (EFCC) has for the second time refused to grant bail pending appeal to former Minister of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo’s wife,…
Cops counter woman over removal of hijab in cells
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka POLICE have submitted in court that investigations revealed that the practising Muslim Zambian who sued the State after she was asked to remove her hijab in detention…
Man sentenced to hang for killing wife given retrial
PRISCILLA CHIPULU Ndola THE Court of Appeal has ordered a retrial in the case of a 48-year-old man of Siavonga sentenced to death for allegedly murdering his wife after axing…
JCC on firm ground
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka THE State has urged the Constitutional Court to dismiss the petition linked to the removal of three of its judges, who “grossly misconducted” themselves. It has submitted…
Stardy Mwale forfeits $2.5m farm
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka THE Economic and Financial Crimes Court (EFCC) has ordered the forfeiture of former Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary Stardy Mwale’s US$2.5 million farm to the State because…
Woman detained due to mistaken identity sues cop
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka A WOMAN of Lusaka’s Chilenje South has sued a police officer who allegedly detained her for a day in a filthy cell, while pregnant, and later released…
Detective narrates finding 28 nude Ethiopians dumped
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka A SCENES of crime expert has narrated how she found 28 naked and half-nude partially bruised bodies of Ethiopian men, believed to have been trafficked, dumped at…
Mazabuka councillor demands K500,000 for defamation
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka A CIVIC leader in Mazabuka is demanding half a million Kwacha from a community welfare assistant committee chairperson who allegedly defamed him.Bennie Mwiinga Ward councillor Gloryson Laki…