Keith Mweemba

Zambia Opposition Leader Hichilema Seeks To Quash ‘treason’ Charge

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Lawyers for the Zambian opposition leader arrested last week after allegedly refusing to give way to President Edgar Lungu’s convoy have asked a court to throw out an associated treason charge. Hakainde Hichilema has been jailed since the police raided his home outside Lusaka on April 11 on charges of breaking the highway code and … Read more

Zambia’s High Court Refuses To Block Lungu’s Inauguration

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Zambia’s High Court has rejected an application by the main opposition party to block President Edgar Lungu’s inauguration set for next week after last month’s contested election, his lawyers said on Friday. Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema had petitioned the court to overturn a Constitutional Court decision not to give … Read more