Pay me, disabled cop tells Home Affairs
By McDonald Chipenzi
A Kitwe police officer is disappointed with the Ministry of Home Affairs for
delaying to compensate him for injuries he sustained in a road accident in
2004 while he was on official duty.
Hit-and-run victim gets K1.5m
By Judy Mwenya Ng'andu
A single mother has received K1.5 million compensation from the owner of an
uninsured vehicle which hit her last year.
Rasta pupils sue headmaster
By Janet Chinyama
Two Kabwe High School pupils have sued their headmaster for infringing on
their constitutional rights to affiliate to a religion of their choice.
Kabwe man gets second acquittal
By Janet Chinyama
A Kabwe man has been acquitted twice for the same offence. Webster Chileshe,
charged with drug trafficking, has been let off the hook for a second time
by Magistrate Mulenga. He was first acquitted in 2007.
Cop beats up lost man
By Janet Chinyama
A Chipata man who went missing was found four days later in hospital nursing
injuries he sustained after he was allegedly beaten by a police officer.
Four years in jail without trial
By Judy Mwenya Ng’andu
A man charged with murder and remanded at Chingola State Prison since 2003
is yet to be brought to court.
Mother of 3 demands child support
By Judy Mwenya Ng'andu
Jessy Tembo, 23, of New Ndeke Township in Kitwe wants Basilio Mwaba to
support the three children he fathered with her. She has turned to Legal
Resources Foundation to help her compel him to pay child support.
Blind man gets his house
By Janet Chinyama
A Livingstone blind man has finally moved to the house he bought three years
ago from the woman who allegedly sold it to him but refused to vacate it.
Livingstone woman wins back house
By Janet Chinyama
A 66 year old woman of Livingstone has thanked the Legal Resources
Foundation and its Chambers in Livingstone for helping her get back her
house where she was evicted from by the Livingstone City Council in March
1997.
Woman Wants IG to Discipline PHI Cops
By Janet Chinyama
A woman of Kamanga Compound wants the Police High Command to take action
against officers at Bennie Mwiinga Police Post for wrongful detention in
March 2007, causing a break in her anti-retroviral treatment.
Son Sells Mother's House
By Judy Mwenya Ng'andu
A Lusaka widow could be thrown out of her own house after her son sold it
without her knowledge or her consent.
Chipata nurse goes without pay for 3 years
By Judy Mwenya Ng'andu
A nurse at Chipata General Hospital has gone without a salary since 2005.
Now she wants her dues in full. Mary Tembo Chilonga feels she had been
victimised and wants to see justice done with the help of the Legal
Resources Foundation (LRF).
Widow wants plot money back
By Janet Chinyama
A Lusaka woman wants a local ward councillor to return K2.5 million her late
husband paid him for a piece of land he did not allocate.
Dad to return child to ex-wife
By Janet Chinyama
No child below the age of eight can be taken away from her mother without
her consent unless there was a court order or the decision is being made in
the interest of the child, says the law.
Detained for another's crime
By Judy Mwenya Ng'andu
A Lusaka man wants compensation from a police officer who detained him for a
crime his friend committed.
Man dumps wife of 30 years
By Judy Mwenya Ng'andu
A mother of 13 is demanding maintenance from her husband of 30 years who has
since abandoned her.
Granny fights for grand-daughter's rights
By Judy Mwenya Ng'andu
A Kanyama grandmother has turned to Legal Resources Foundation to help her
grand-daughter get a share of her late father's estate from the
administrator.
Boutique fires workers over missing stock
By Judy Mwenya Ng'andu
Two shop attendants have lost their jobs for allegedly stealing clothes from
the boutique where they worked.
Cop ordered to replace missing bicycle
By Janet Chinyama
A Samfya police officer who lost a bicycle which was placed under his
custody has been ordered by his superiors to replace it.
Soldier confesses to torturing woman
By Judy Mwenya Ng'andu
A soldier of Chipata’s Gonda Barracks, Corporal Martin Nyambe has admitted
to torturing a woman at the Barracks before taking her to the police
station. This is in the continued case of Justina Zulu who was detained for
over 30 days in police cells at Chipata Police Station on allegation that
she had stolen a phone from Nyambe.
Pay for breaking my wall--widow
By Janet Chinyama
The Lusaka City Council (LCC) is caught in a wrangle between a widow and her
neighbour.
Cop to serve 7 years for manslaughter
By Judy Mwenya Ng'andu
A police officer will serve seven years in Lusaka Central Prison for
manslaughter and for causing grave injuries to another person.
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