Lusaka | September 17, 2026 – NPA Week is over. The engagement is not.The National Prosecution Authority today held a legal awareness dialogue with the Chinese Embassy in Zambia, just days after closing its inaugural National Prosecution Authority Week.The one-day session focused on the NPA’s mandate and on offences commonly encountered by Chinese nationals and businesses operating in Zambia.Prosecutors from the Asset Forfeiture, Economic and Financial Crimes, and Environmental and Wildlife Crimes Departments led presentations grounded in practical examples, common compliance risks and how to stay within Zambian law.The Embassy welcomed the dialogue as timely and useful, noting that it had given participants a clearer understanding of their legal obligations when living and doing business in Zambia.Speaking during the engagement, Chinese Embassy Counsellor Ms. Wang Li thanked the NPA for the initiative and said the Embassy would translate key points

On September 9, the Livingstone NPA team visited Ngwenya Market, engaging with traders about the Authority’s functions and GBV awareness, and informing them of the witness support services available to those called to testify in court. After the discussion, the team, led by State Advocate Ms. Rachel Nsokolo Phiri, set up a legal desk within the market, and traders took advantage of the desk to present various legal situations, with legal guidance given on the spot.

The courtroom is not the only place where justice begins.Sometimes, the first conversation happens at a palace. Sometimes it happens in a chiefdom, around a community dispute, or when a village headman is confronted with a problem that has the potential to become a criminal case. During the first-ever National Prosecution Authority (NPA) Week, prosecutors travelled into those spaces to begin a conversation with traditional leaders about the law, crime and the role they can play in strengthening access to justice. In Southern Province, NPA teams engaged Chief Hamunsonde’s Palace in Bweengwa, Chief Macha’s Palace in Macha and Chief Sikute’s Chiefdom in Kazungula. In Luapula, the provincial team paid a courtesy call on His Royal Highness Dr. Chief Chisunka of the Ushi People, who also serves as Chairman of Traditional Leaders in the province. The conversations were grounded in the

Lusaka | September 17, 2026 – For one week, prosecutors traded courtroom benches for school halls and assembly grounds, answering questions, explaining the law and, at one memorable careers fair, even dressing pupils in lawyers’ robes and wigs. It was one of the defining features of the inaugural National Prosecution Authority (NPA) Week, held from 7 to 11 September 2026, when prosecutors across Zambia stepped out of their offices and courtrooms to meet the people they serve. Young people were an important part of that conversation. In this article we share what happened across 11 schools in four provinces, NPA teams combined career talks with practical conversations about the law, rights, crime prevention and access to justice. NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCEAt Chiweza Girls Secondary School in Kabompo, learners discussed defilement, children’s rights and the importance of promptly reporting abuse, while also learning

Copper belt & Southern Provinces | September 27, 2026 – A courtroom has walls. A radio signal does not. During NPA Week 2026, the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) used the airwaves to take conversations about prosecution services, the law and the NPA Charter beyond the places where its officers could physically be present. In Southern Province, radio became an important part of the week’s public engagement programme, with NPA teams from Choma, Livingstone, Mazabuka and Monze taking the Authority’s message to listeners across the region. The Choma office opened proceedings on September 7 with a visit to YG Radio Station, followed by the Livingstone team’s engagement at Falls Radio Station on 8 September. On September 10, the Mazabuka NPA team, led by Senior Public Prosecutor Mr. Danny Kaira, appeared on Mazabuka Community Radio Station. The week concluded on September 12,

Livingstone, Kitwe | September 167, 2026 – For the National Prosecution Authority (NPA), bringing justice closer to the people means more than prosecuting cases in court. It also means being present in the communities the justice system exists to serve. That principle came to life during NPA Week 2026, as NPA teams across the country stepped beyond the courtroom to engage members of the public in places where they live, work and seek assistance. From a busy marketplace in Livingstone to community spaces on the Copperbelt, prosecutors used the week to explain the Authority’s mandate, raise awareness of rights and available support services, and give members of the public an opportunity to ask questions and share concerns. In Southern Province, the Livingstone NPA team took its outreach to Ngwenya Market on September 9, 2026, where traders were engaged on the

Mansa | September 17, 2026 – The High Court sitting at Mansa has sentenced an unregistered traditional practitioner to two years imprisonment with hard labour and the widow of a 76-year-old man to three months imprisonment after a traditional steam treatment ended in tragedy. Lewis Mwila, an unregistered practitioner, and Chishimba Nkandu, wife to the late Danny Makanta, were convicted on a joint count of Manslaughter contrary to Section 199 of the Penal Code, Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. Both pleaded guilty. The facts before the Court were sobering. Mr. Makanta, who was hypertensive, had sought medical care at Mufwaya Rural Health Centre. He was later referred to Kawambwa District Hospital and subsequently to Mansa General Hospital, where he was admitted for several weeks. While still admitted, Nkandu removed her husband from Mansa General Hospital without medical discharge

Lusaka | September 16, 2026 – A police post is meant to be a place of last resort. For one woman who walked into Handsworth Police Post seeking the release of her partner, it became a place where justice was put up for sale. Chief Resident Magistrate N.M. Sakala-Chabala has convicted Lewis Malamba, the then Officer-in-Charge at Handsworth, on two counts: Corrupt Practices by a Public Officer contrary to Section 19(1) of the Anti-Corruption Act No. 3 of 2012, and Indecent Assault contrary to Section 137(1) of the Penal Code. The State was led by Senior Public Prosecutor Mr. Alex Yanganani. The convict was represented by Messrs Keith Mweemba. The facts are brief and damning. On February 11, 2020, Ms. Tambirai Mhende, 33, went to Handsworth to follow up on her partner, Hillary Sibanda, who had been in custody since

Lusaka | August 19, 2026 – Prosecutors at the National Prosecution Authority have received practical insights into the Solid Waste Regulation and Management Act No. 20 of 2018 following an interactive engagement with the Lusaka Integrated Solid Waste Management Company.The session, held at NPA Headquarters and attended virtually by prosecutors across the country, followed the August 4, 2026 signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions, formalising collaboration on prosecuting solid waste offences.A three-member LISWMC delegation comprising Mr. Kennedy Chishimba, Operations Manager for LISWMC, Mr. Sitola Sitwala Sambwa, Legal Counsel and Ms. Nchimunya Mwiinga, a Senior Standards and Investigations Officer took prosecutors through the company’s mandate, key provisions of the Act, and practical challenges encountered in implementation.The engagement provided an opportunity for prosecutors to seek clarification on technical and operational aspects of solid waste management important in building

Lusaka | August 17, 2026 – The National Prosecution Authority (NPA) this morning opened its doors to a Ugandan delegationwhich is in the country to benchmark Zambia’s approach to witness protection. Led by Ms. Jeroline Akubu (Assistant Commissioner, Uganda Law Reform Commission), the delegation includes Mr. Musa Modoi (JLOS), Ms. Irene Bajiga, Ms. Sheila Ampeire Lisamofa, and Mr. Lazaka Tibakuno, all from the Attorney General’s Chambers. Ms. Akubu previously visited on July 16, 2026 as part of a different delegation that was tasked with studying offender identification law. Received by the Learned Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mr. Gilbert A. Phiri, SC, at NPA headquarters, the technical session ran well past midday. In the day’s technical session, Deputy Chief State Advocate (DCSA) for Lusaka Province, Mr. Frank Mupenzani Sikazwe, his deputy Principal State Advocate Mrs. Monde Muyoba-Chizongo, DCSAfor Gender Based