Supreme Court of Zambia - 2011 May

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May 2011
A sub-sale survives the vendor's death; a widow without letters of administration cannot validly sell estate property.
Property law — sub-sale — enforceability of sub-sale after vendor's death; intestate succession — requirement of letters of administration for estate transactions; bona fide purchaser and notice; validity of caveat.
13 May 2011
Corroboration must cover commission and identity (not necessarily date); opportunity/circumstances can corroborate; sentence affirmed.
Criminal law – defilement of minors – corroboration of minors’ evidence – corroboration need not be of date but of commission and identity – opportunity and circumstances may amount to corroboration – sentencing appellate review – manifest excess and exceptional circumstances.
2 May 2011