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Hungry charcoal burner escapes jail after stealing K180 worth of maize

A 45-year-old charcoal burner from Chisamba, Kelvin Matongo, has admitted in court to stealing 18 cobs of maize worth K180, saying he acted ...

By ZambiaMonitor ContributorMarch 8, 20250

Metro

Zambia losing 275,000 hectares of forests annually to charcoal burning, by Celestina Tiyankenji Mbewe

Zambia is losing an estimated 275,000 hectares of forest every year, largely due to charcoal burning, agricultural expansion, and unregulated construction according to ...

By ZambiaMonitor ContributorMarch 8, 20250

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Lusaka businessman sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of ex-lover’s son

Lusaka High Court Judge, Mwape Bowa, has sentenced businessman Blackford Phiri to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of five-year-old Justine Mvula Jr., ...

By ZambiaMonitor ContributorMarch 7, 20250

Metro

Vice President Nalumango urges student leaders to drive change beyond campus walls

Vice President Mutale Nalumango has urged student leaders to leverage their positions to cultivate leadership qualities that drive development beyond the confines of ...

By ZambiaMonitor ContributorMarch 7, 20250

Metro

Two Lusaka men sentenced to five years for cyber extortion, await high court ruling

Two men from Lusaka’s Linda Compound have been sentenced to five years in prison for extortion and indecent assault after forcing a man ...

By ZambiaMonitor ContributorMarch 7, 20250

Metro

Court rejects journalist, Musonda’s appeal bid in alleged case of corrupt enrichment of K22 million

The Economic and Financial Crimes Court has rejected journalist Faith Musonda’s application for leave to appeal its earlier ruling, which ordered the forfeiture ...

By ZambiaMonitor ContributorMarch 6, 20250

Metro

Diamond TV seeks default judgment in defamation case against socialist, Mwanza

Diamond Television (trading as Mobitel Company) has taken legal action against socialite Mutale Mwanza, seeking a default judgment in a defamation lawsuit after ...

By ZambiaMonitor ContributorMarch 6, 20250

Power and Politics

Two sureties remanded for failing to present PF spokesperson, Mwamba, in court

Two ward councillors, acting as sureties for Patriotic Front (PF) faction spokesperson, Emmanuel Mwamba, were remanded on Wednesday by Lusaka Magistrate Amy Masoja ...

By ZambiaMonitor ContributorMarch 6, 20250

Hichilema: Spectators disappointed as witnesses in witchcraft case against Mozambican, Zambian fail to appear

A case involving a Mozambican and a Zambian, accused of being hired witch doctors to use sorcery against President Hakainde Hichilema, took an ...

By ZambiaMonitor ContributorMarch 6, 20250

Energy

Matero MP, Sampa, seeks court summons for Mines Minister over Mopani-Delta deal

In a fresh twist to the ongoing legal battle over the controversial transfer of 51 percent Mopani Copper Mines shares to Delta Mining ...

By ZambiaMonitor ContributorMarch 4, 20250

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