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Case law [2025] ZMCC 19

BetBio Zambia Ltd and Anor v Attorney General and Anor (2025/CCZ/0018)

BetBio Zambia Ltd and Anor v Attorney General and Anor (2025/CCZ/0018) [2025] ZMCC 19 (30 September 2025)

Constitutional Court of Zambia judgment in BetBio Zambia Ltd and another v Attorney General and another, reported at [2025] ZMCC 19.

  • Constitutional-law
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Employment law [2025] ZMHC 125

Mukiza Jean De Dieu v Elechia Investments Limited (2025/HPIR/0006)

Mukiza Jean De Dieu v Elechia Investments Limited (2025/HPIR/0006) [2025] ZMHC 125 (30 September 2025)

The High Court held that a shop driver was on a two-year fixed-term contract, and awarded leave pay, salary arrears, notice pay, gratuity, and damages for unfair termination.

  • Unfair termination
  • Notice pay
  • Leave pay
  • Salary arrears
  • Gratuity
  • Minimum wage
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Employment law [2025] ZMHC 117

Chisola Mukimba v Olympic Youth Development Centre (COMP No: IRCLK/57/2020)

Chisola Mukimba v Olympic Youth Development Centre (COMP No: IRCLK/57/2020) [2025] ZMHC 117 (30 September 2025)

The complainant failed to prove entitlement to salary arrears, leave days, overtime, or additional gratuity. The evidence showed all contractual and statutory dues were paid, and any further claims were unsupported. Contractual and statutory provisions did not entitle the complainant to further payment, and the burden of proof was not discharged.

  • Resignation
  • Terminal benefits
  • Salary arrears
  • Leave days
  • Overtime
  • Gratuity
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Civil procedure [2025] ZMHC 77

Gabbs Mukuwa Sichibbalo (Suing in his capcity as administrator of the esate of the late Moses Mudenda Sichibbalo) v Kelvin Kaunda (2023/HPC/0104)

Gabbs Mukuwa Sichibbalo (Suing in his capcity as administrator of the esate of the late Moses Mudenda Sichibbalo) v Kelvin Kaunda (2023/HPC/0104) [2025] ZMHC 77 (29 September 2025)

The High Court dismissed an application to set aside a judgment entered in the defendant’s absence, finding no sufficient cause for non-attendance at trial.

  • Setting aside judgment
  • Absence of party at trial
  • Sufficient cause
  • Setting-aside-judgment
  • Absence-of-party-at-trial
  • Sufficient-cause
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Criminal law [2025] ZMHC 76

The People v Chitalu Chilufya and Ors (HPEF/07/2025)

The People v Chitalu Chilufya and Ors (HPEF/07/2025) [2025] ZMHC 76 (29 September 2025)

High Court granted the National Prosecution Authority leave to appeal out of time, holding the Criminal Procedure Code framework allowed extension for a DPP appeal.

  • Extension of time to appeal
  • Jurisdiction
  • Appeals by dpp
  • Interpretation of statutes
  • Extension-of-time-to-appeal
  • Criminal-appeals
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Criminal law [2025] ZMSUB 3

People v Constance Nalishebo Muleabai (SL/FC/02/25)

People v Constance Nalishebo Muleabai (SL/FC/02/25) [2025] ZMSUB 3 (29 September 2025)

The court found a case to answer on two corruption counts and ordered the accused to enter her defence, applying the no-case-to-answer test under criminal procedure law.

  • Corruption
  • Criminal procedure
  • Burden of proof
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Burden-of-proof
  • No-case-to-answer
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Criminal law [2025] ZMCA 132

Wanziya Chirwa v The People (CAZ/09/90/2025)

Wanziya Chirwa v The People (CAZ/09/90/2025) [2025] ZMCA 132 (25 September 2025)

The Court of Appeal granted bail pending appeal, finding the applicant’s grounds arguable and that she risked serving a substantial part of a three-year sentence.

  • Bail pending appeal
  • Exceptional circumstances
  • Prospects of success
  • Forfeiture of proceeds of crime
  • Bail-pending-appeal
  • Exceptional-circumstances
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Employment law [2025] ZMCA 127

Zambia National Commercial Bank Plc v Martin Tembo and Anor (Appeal No.98/2023)

Zambia National Commercial Bank Plc v Martin Tembo and Anor (Appeal No.98/2023) [2025] ZMCA 127 (25 September 2025)

Application for leave to appeal dismissed because the proposed appeal raised no point of public importance, no reasonable prospects, and no compelling reason.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Wrongful dismissal
  • Unfair dismissal
  • Quantum of damages
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Employment-law
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Employment law [2025] ZMHC 124

Maxmillian Chansa Chabala v Time Trucking Limited (Comp No. IRCLK/284/2021)

Maxmillian Chansa Chabala v Time Trucking Limited (Comp No. IRCLK/284/2021) [2025] ZMHC 124 (25 September 2025)

The High Court found an employee’s dismissal for loitering unfair because he was not heard, and awarded damages plus the balance of notice pay.

  • Unfair dismissal
  • Notice pay
  • Gratuity
  • Leave pay
  • Damages
  • Unfair-dismissal
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Employment law [2025] ZMCA 125

Jonas Musonda v Konkola Copper Mines (In liquidation) (Appeal No.45 of 2022)

Jonas Musonda v Konkola Copper Mines (In liquidation) (Appeal No.45 of 2022) [2025] ZMCA 125 (25 September 2025)

The application was dismissed because the grounds raised by the Appellant were factual, did not raise a point of law of public importance, and did not meet the statutory threshold for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. No procedural irregularity or compelling reason was demonstrated.

  • Acting appointments
  • Pension computation
  • Costs orders
  • Leave to appeal
  • Public importance threshold
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