A MALAWIAN woman’s attempt to ditch her Zambian husband for a Congolese boyfriend has been foiled by the Lusaka City Council (LCC) which refused to grant her a marriage certificate.
In a love triangle involving three nationalities, the unnamed woman made an application to be legally married to he
THE two youths accused of abducting 13 young women have been committed to the High Court for trial, which is likely to start early next year.Mulenga and Sikaonga , both 22, appeared before magistrate Trevor Kasanda facing 53 counts of rape, assault, prohibition of trafficking in persons and aggr
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Mireri Junior and Agencies |
January 23rd 2021 at 14:08:52 GMT +0300
Lieutenant Mildred Luwaile (left) with a police officer after her sentence at a Lusaka court on January 22. [Courtesy]
A court in Zambia on Friday sentenced a Zambia Air Force female officer to six years in prison for torturing and assaulting her 11-year-old niece who was under her custody.
During the trial, the police officer who arrested Lieutenant Mildred Luwaile told the Lusaka Magistrate Court how traumatic it was for him to record a statement from the 11-year-old girl that was physically abused.
Constable Frank Wakumelo, told Magistrate Nthandose Chabala that Lieutenant Luwaile used hot spoons and knives to inflict pain on the girl who was in her care as her niece.