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07/08/2024

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LUSAKA Chief resident magistrate Davies Chibwili has thrown out an application by jailed Patriotic Front cadre Francis Muchemwa, alias Commander II, requesting him to suspend an order to forfeit some of his properties.

With the dismissal of the application, the State can go ahead and forfeit the properties they need which were seized from the convict.

This is in a case Muchemwa and two of his companies, Friltec and Altitude Limited, were accused of possesion of property suspected of being proceeds of crime.

Further, Muchemwa was accused of getting K141,400 subsistence allowances from the Zesco, where he worked as a security officer, but he never had prove that he was entitled to the money since he had no documents showing that he traveled.

The court found the accused guilty of the charges and jailed Muchemwa for three years imprisonment with labour and fined his companies K200,000.

The Anti Corruption Commission(ACC) later applied that some of the properties in issue be forfeited to the State, a plea magistrate Chibwili granted.

But Muchemwa’s lawyers applied that the forfeiture order granted by the court be suspended, contending that the ACC has instituted proceedings in the High Court seeking forfeiture of the same properties in issue.

However, the ACC asked the court to dismiss Muchemwa’s application because substantive issues regarding the proceedings have all been determined, including forfeiture.

In his ruling yesterday, magistrate Chibwili dismissed the application.

“I have taken into consideration both sides[defence and the State] and I have also read section 331 of the Criminal Procedure Code of which the application has been anchored.The property under question has been under the custody of the state from when the convicts were arrested.

“The question I ask myself is what would be the point of suspending the order if the property will still be in the custody of the state?” magistrate Chibwili said.

He added that “This is a conviction based on the forfeiture. Unless the conviction is impugned, the order will follow. The applicant’s application is therefore declined as it will not serve any purpose. The earlier order still stands”.

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07/08/2024

Impiya sha Bronze medal nashifuma, tumeni NRC!

Aaaaah, Zambians are special 🤣🤣
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07/08/2024

Next ku ma Olympics bakafakeko category ya ma 'baby Daddies', ba taba aba Bantu 🏃🏻‍♂️.

They can even win gold 🥇

07/08/2024

LUSAKA Chief resident magistrate Davies Chibwili has thrown out an application by jailed Patriotic Front cadre Francis Muchemwa, alias Commander II, requesting him to suspend an order to forfeit some of his properties.

With the dismissal of the application, the State can go ahead and forfeit the properties they need which were seized from the convict.

This is in a case Muchemwa and two of his companies, Friltec and Altitude Limited, were accused of possesion of property suspected of being proceeds of crime.

Further, Muchemwa was accused of getting K141,400 subsistence allowances from the Zesco, where he worked as a security officer, but he never had prove that he was entitled to the money since he had no documents showing that he traveled.

The court found the accused guilty of the charges and jailed Muchemwa for three years imprisonment with labour and fined his companies K200,000.

The Anti Corruption Commission(ACC) later applied that some of the properties in issue be forfeited to the State, a plea magistrate Chibwili granted.

But Muchemwa’s lawyers applied that the forfeiture order granted by the court be suspended, contending that the ACC has instituted proceedings in the High Court seeking forfeiture of the same properties in issue.

However, the ACC asked the court to dismiss Muchemwa’s application because substantive issues regarding the proceedings have all been determined, including forfeiture.

In his ruling yesterday, magistrate Chibwili dismissed the application.

“I have taken into consideration both sides[defence and the State] and I have also read section 331 of the Criminal Procedure Code of which the application has been anchored.The property under question has been under the custody of the state from when the convicts were arrested.

“The question I ask myself is what would be the point of suspending the order if the property will still be in the custody of the state?” magistrate Chibwili said.

He added that “This is a conviction based on the forfeiture. Unless the conviction is impugned, the order will follow. The applicant’s application is therefore declined as it will not serve any purpose. The earlier order still stands”.

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07/08/2024

Ministry of Sports Permanent Secretary Kangwa Chileshe says Government has successfully negotiated for the $10,000 to be given to Muzala Samukonga, from the president of the Zambia Chinese association who is also the owner of Happy Land, Mr Zhang, with an additional $5000 from King Long Motors.

07/08/2024

I ONLY WANTED TO HELP MY BROTHER AND SICK MOTHER - CRIES MUFULIRA BOY AFTER BEING CAUGHT WITH A LOAF OF BREAD

An unidentified boy in Chibolya Compound of Mufulira today soaked neighbors' eyes with tears.The boy allegedly went to a nearby shop today and swiftly reached for a loaf of bread hiding it in the tattered T-shirt.

According to stories available, people in the shop realized boy was hiding something when his younger brother started crying, pulling and asking him for bread.."mpela injeko.." was repeated several times by the little boy.

It seems the boy was sent to buy sugar for the Maize Sample but got carried away when he saw flashing loaves of bread. When people saw the loaf of bread he was hiding, some did not hesitate to hit him.

However, in tears, the boy gave them the bread back and told them yesterday they slept hungry. And the K5 sugar he was buying was for the Maize Sample which will obviously be the most decent meal this week.

He then looked at his little brother and said my mother is sick. Only neighbors help us with food when they decide too. I am not a thief. I am just trying to help my brother and sick mother.

The people in the shop were in tears. This sermon was more spiritual than the noise they gave attention to at church. Neighbors lost strength, they could not dare look at the boy knowing it is true. His brother on the back was crying for the bread. The scene broke everyone's knees.

Then the boy reached for the younger brother, backpacked him and made his way out. The people in the shop were ashamed. They could not look at each other because their eyes were teary.

The owner of the shop ran outside and stopped the boy. He gave him two loaves of bread and a 2kg sugar and said I am sorry.

Meanwhile, the boy did not answer but cried even more.

Let us help whoever we can getting the chance. People are going through alot.

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07/08/2024

BREAKING: Samukonga Captures Bronze in 400m at Paris 2024 Olympics

Team Zambia's Muzala Samukonga races to the bronze medal with a time of 43.74
seconds in the 400m final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

NEW NATIONAL RECORD!

He is an Olympic Bronze Medalist!

Congratulations!

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