By IREEN MULENGA and ALICE NACHILEMBE ‘She wanted to use sex to extort K500 from one of my workers,’ a defence witness has told the Chingola Magistrate court. This is in a matter where Kelly Shawa 36, of plot 1439 Green Box Buyatashi area is facing one count of burglary and theft contrary to the […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Chingola Magistrate Court has sentenced Brian Lubumbe and four others to three months and one month imprisonment respectively for criminal trespass. This is in a matter in which the five have been dragged to count for criminal trespass on three farm plots of Chingola District Veterinary Officer Emmanuel Chitambala. Particulars of […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Chingola Magistrate Court has convicted a-51-year-old man of Lulamba Township for sexual defilement and he has been committed to Kitwe High Court for sentencing. This is in a matter in which Willy Ekeleni of Lulamba was facing one count of sexual defilement contrary to the Laws of Zambia. Particulars of the […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Chingola Municipal Council Senior Legal Officer Jacob Njovu has told Chingola Magistrate Court that the Local Authority has no record that shows that the squatters in the Gymkhana land scandal have any legal documentation from the Council or the Ministry of land. This is in a matter in which five people have […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Chingola Magistrate court has found sexual defiler guilty and has committed him to the High Court for sentencing. Enock Kapenda 27, of Soweto has been committed to the High Court sexually defiling his 15-year old step daughter and impregnating her. Kapenda, a Security Guard is facing one count of defilement contrary […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE A-45-year-old man of Chingola has been put on defense in the matter he is charged with incest. This is in a case where Chibwe Chongo of Soweto is facing one count of incest contrary to the Laws of Zambia. Particulars of the offence are that on date unknown but between August 1, […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE A-15-year-old girl has told the Chingola Magistrate Court that her step father is responsible for her six months pregnancy. The minor told the court that she was sexually defiled on several occasions by her step father. The victim told Magistrate Stephen Mabona that she can’t remember the dates when it started but […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Chingola Magistrate Court has committed a-30-year- old man to the High Court for sentencing for defiling his nine-year-old step daughter on five occasion. This is in a matter in which John Chongo of Kasope old Airport was facing five counts of sexually defilement hi step daughter contrary to the Laws of Zambia. […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Two suspected land fraudsters of Chingola are in court for forgging letters of offer. Donald Malulu 58, of house No. 71 Katunga Road, Chikola and George Kashitomu 53, of Lulamba are charged with forgery of documents (offer of letters of land). Testifying begore Chingola Magistrate court was Chingola Municipal Council Director of […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The case in which the 14 men including a Chinese national were arrested for alleged illegal military training has failed to take off in the Chingola Magistrate court. The case couldn’t take off because the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) was not before court. The matter was scheduled for continuous […]
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