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2 MEN FACE JAIL OVER STOLEN VEHICLES
TARead Daily Nation online Subscribe to our e-paper today!!! HE role of the Church in goverWITCHDOCTOR SENTENCED TO 2 YEARS nance and politics has been a subject of debate for centuries. FOR SWINDLING MOBILE MONEY AGENT
Many believe that religion and politics should be kept separate, while others argue that religious institutions have an important By LUCY role PHIRI to play in shaping public policy and promotwitch doctor who ing ethical governance. government. swindled a mobile Historically, the Church money agent out of has Oil played K19, Marketing a 500 significant has been role Compain sentenced shaping political to two and years social im
nies Association of Zamprisonment with hard labour. structures. In many cases, the
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This is in a matter in which Church was the only institution
Justice Banda, aged 41, of Kafula capable Chainda of compound Mubanga enforcing pleaded justice said the and not guilty maintaining to one order. count of theft
reintroduction of fuel Levy
of K19, 500 contrary to section
It has always been a power
at the point of entry has af
272 of the penal code chapter ful institution, with its leaders
87 of the Laws of Zambia. holding Early Last great month, political Lazarous influence. Sichela, 23, told the court that he went to a traditional healer ey and told me to go where I
Today, the separation of to him and he told me it was a to help him recover K3, 000 simple issue and asked me to work from and pick some soil Church and state is a funing to pay the entire amount he had lost in his business. go to his office. to mix with the charms. Before counts of theft of motor veTanzania,’’ he said.
as they had sat down with the damental He said principle he wondered in many how Mr. Sichela said Banda told going to get the soil I told him hicle, among them a Zambia And ZNBC Marketing UPND brought Kabwe
complaint. countries. the money However, got lost and religion so he him to go to Chaisa with the that I will go with the money National Broadcasting and sales Director Susan
But the court said it would decided to approach a tradibut he said if I touch the monCorporation (ZNBC) comMwelwa previously narrated still plays an important role in whole business money he had fail in its duties if he goes untional doctor to help him reso that his K3000 could be reey I would got mad.’’ pany vehicle which behow the company vehicle politics, with many political Church has been an advocate sector. When the matter came up well-being punished of because the people such and is a politics is a complex and mul
cover the money. stored.
serious offence. longed to the Marketing and was stolen at her residence leaders “As I was and walking parties to aligning Garden for “I a range took K19,500 of issues to related him to so for 3. judgment Human at Rights: the Lusaka The advocating for social justice, tifaceted issue. While the sep
IMF problem loses $2.5m
“To deter would be ofSales director. in Ibex hill. themselves Chilulu and with saw the specific poster reliof social that he justice, could put human some charms rights, Catholic magistrate Church court in on Zambia Friday, human rights, and environaration of Church and state
fenders I sentence you to 24 This is a matter in Ms. Mwelwa is one of the
a witch doctor, I took his nummagistrate Judith Chiyaika gious beliefs. and on it the and well-being my money of would the peobe advocates for the protection mental months protection. imprisonment with is an which important Evans principle, Malama, 38, victims whose vehicle was
ber and narrated everything restored. Banda got my monsaid the court had no reason
One of the most significant ple. of able human doubt rights, to prove including that Banthe hard In addition labour,” she to what said. it advoreligious a Businessman, institutions Petros stolen at her residence and
- Sinkamba WB funding ways in which the Church conSome of the key areas of adright to life, freedom of speech cates for, the Church also plays continue Lungu, to 46, have a bricklayer an imand hence reported the matter to tinues to influence politics is vocacy for the Catholic Church and assembly, and access to a role in shaping public policy portant Vincent role Mondela, to play in 48, also the police.
2 COMMITTED TO HIGH COURT FOR ALLEGEDLY DEFILING, MURDERING GIRL through its advocacy for social in Zambia include: justice. through its engagement in poshaping a businessman public policy pleaded not Mwelwa said ZNBC allo
guilty to five counts of theft cated the vehicle to her as justice. Many religious organiPoverty Reduction: The litical debates. Religious leadand promoting ethical
of motor vehicle Contrary to a personal to holder car due sations promote values such as Catholic Church advocates for 4. Environmental ers and organisations often governance.
and a juvenile between Janhigh court for plea and conrepeat her actions. Mr Sinkamba Section 281A of the Penal to her nature of work as a compassion, By LUCY PHIRI equality, and hupolicies uary 25 and programmes 27, 2022 jointly that tinuation Protection: of trial,’’ The she said. Catholic provide “I have input learnt and my guidance lesson on By Code advocating Chapter for 87 of the director and has all the doc
Story on Page 3 man dignity, which are central promote and whilst economic acting together developdid Church In the in same Zambia courtroom, advocates and issues I am highly asking contentious the court and to social Laws justice of Zambia. and enumentation. A 15-YEAR-OLD juvenile of
murder and a reduce girl under poverty the age in the of a for 20 the year protection old girl of has the been enviforgive often deeply me, I divisive. have realized gaging Chief in political resident demagistrate In her testimony, Mwelwa to Lusaka’s the development Shantumbu’s of just area and ment
sixteen. sentenced to three months that my actions were wrong, I equitable and another policies. have been comcountry. ronment and natural resourcThis involvement in polibates, (CRM) the Church Makalicha can acquitsaid she was shocked at
It is alleged in count two imprisonment for stealing promise to be a good citizen,’’ mitted The Catholic to the high Church, court for
that This the two includes accused supporting persons properties es. This includes worth K2, promoting 230 with she tics said. can be controversial, with help ted to accused create a number more three how the vehicle went missallegedly defiling a child unexample, has a long history of initiatives between January that create 25 jobs, and im27, no sustainable lawful authority. development pracsome The Court arguing heard that her religious mitjust Mondela and equitable on grounds socithat the ing because Prove ACC officers are corrupt, der the age of sixteen and lat2022 jointly access and to education whilst acting and tices Hellen and protecting Hachipuka the is rights acprosecution failed to prove were locked.
igation institutions and said should she not was be so inety for all. advocating er murdered for her. social justice isprove
together had carnal knowlcused of breaking into a young to start stealing and beyond reasonable doubt Allegations are that, Evans sues, Appearing including in poverty, the immiLusahealthcare, and address food of indigenous communities. volved in shaping public policy.
edge of a girl under the age building and committing a that the offence was a serious that he stole the vehicle. Malama on September 14, gration, ka magistrate and the environment. court before insecurity.
of 16. felony 5. Peace therein. and Reconciliation: one However, which deserves others argue punishthat Pope Mr Francis Makalicha has said been the 2021 at Lusaka in Lusaka
magistrate Sheila Mweene
Pope Francis has been par2. The Social court has Justice: however The The Hachipuka Catholic Church admitted advocates stealment. religious organisations have a particularly first and vocal second on these accused province of Zambia did
ruption Commission (ACC) dent Member of Parliament ernment to audit the officers at
was Chola Msiska, 22, and a ticularly Catholic committed Church the matter advocates to the for ing for property peace and worth reconciliation K2, 230 right “It seems to participate you are in a political probjuvenile By KETRA vocal aged on 15 of these KALUNGA a named issues, issues, persons calling were for guilty a more of the steal one motor vehicle
high court and said it had no and said it was under the inlem, I will punish you for the calling school for in Lusaka. a more just and eqsocial justice and and equality audit for in of the lifestyles country. This of includes offidiscourse Munir and Zulu. that their perjust charge and equitable because the society there commission was namely Toyota because Land cruiser their
jurisdiction to hear the matfluence of drugs and that she offence, but I will be lenient uitable When society the court and urging read the poall
ter Zambians. This includes .will working never to repeat resolve what conflicts she enough urging evidence political from the Registration Number BAJ charge PROVIDE to them, they compelling said they and are 80ZM not valued commensuat K636,755 litical leaders to take action on eviout cers you claim are corrupt, opand spectives sentence Mr. can Zulu provide you who valuable is yet and to aplifestyles
to three speaking “I have received against instruccorrupdid. and promoting dialogue bemonths insights imprisonment into complex with social leaders prosecution to take witnesses action on
understood but denied murissues dering dence such as that poverty, would climate merit tion and the advocating position for fair political tween different parties groups. have tions from the Director of She begged the court in hard issues. pear labour,’’ before she said. ACC that being accused such as property earnings. of Susan Mwelwa
after issues number rate poverty, with one their
and defiling the child.
Public Prosecutions (DPP) her mitigation to give her a even took the police door to Muma Mulata. change, disbandment and income inequality. of the Anti-Cortreatment of workers, challenged particOverall, Lumezi, the Catholic IndepenChurch summoned, Ultimately, the role has of urged the climate the govchange,
It is alleged that Msiska, 22, and
to commit the matter to the second saying she will never To Page 3
In Zambia, the Catholic ularly those in the informal is committed to promoting the Church in governance and income inequality. fected supply as OMCs did not provide for their fuel procurement plans.
About 1, 000 fuel tankers are marooned at borders awaiting clearance and guidance following