Esther Chisola

FORMER president Edgar Lungu has petitioned the state in the Lusaka High Court seeking a declaration that government's position that he ought to seek permission from it before he can travel is illegal and not supported by the law. A few days ago, Lungu gave the state a two-day ultimatum to make a

KAWAMBWA PF member of parliament Nickson Chilangwa has been granted K10,000 cash bail by the courts with two working sureties after being in detention for about two months. Chilangwa who had been in hiding since May when the Kawambwa Magistrates’ Court issued a bench warrant against him handed hi

THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has granted the temporary release of Lusaka businessman Harry Findlay’s passport to enable him to seek medical attention in South Africa. The court has, however, directed Findlay to ensure that he surrenders the passport to the clerk of court upon his return. This

THE INDEPENDENT Broadcasting Authority (IBA) has issued UNZA Radio a two-day ultimatum within which to put adequate measures in place to prevent guests from using what it terms as derogatory language on air. On September 23, 2023, UNZA Radio aired a live programme where its guest charged that the

ATTORNEY General Mulilo Kabesha has submitted to the Constitutional Court that there is no prescribed number of foreign trips a President must undertake in any given calendar year. Kabesha says many benefits have been realised from the presidential trips, citing the President’s trip to Dakar Sene

FORMER First Lady Esther Lungu is today scheduled to appear before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court in a case in which she is charged with theft of motor vehicle and possession of $400,000 suspected to be proceeds of crime. Esther is jointly charged with James Phiri and Lee Chisulo, both police offi

FORMER Lusaka High Court Judge Sunday Nkonde has withdrawn a matter in which he dragged the state to court, seeking 37 declarations and orders, over the Judicial Complaints Commission’s decisions in a complaint lodged against him by Dr Fred M’membe. When the matter came up for hearing, Justice Nk

FORMER mines minister Richard Musukwa has dragged the state to the High Court seeking an order that the search and seizure of his properties without being charged or tried for any offence violates his rights to a fair trial. He argues that the state's action also jeopardises and impugns his right

FORMER First Lady Esther Lungu yesterday appeared before the Lusaka Magistrate's Court and pleaded not guilty to theft of a motor vehicle. In this matter, Esther is jointly charged with James Phiri and Lee Chisulo, both police officers, as well as Kapambwe Lungu and Catherine Banda with theft of

A WITNESS has told the Lusaka Magistrates' Court that the market value for one of former Kabushi PF member of Bowman Lusambo's farms in Chamba Valley is K17,600,000, while its reinstatement value is K13,500,000. Paul Moyo, 45, a Senior evaluation and property management officer, told the court th