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September 2024
The People v Gardner Syakantu and Ors (CRMP/014/23) [2024] ZMSUB 20 (26 September 2024)
The court dismissed the applicants' jurisdictional challenge as res judicata and warned against unlawful access to court records.
  • Jurisdiction — Economic and Financial Crimes Court; transfer of matter — abatement by effluxion of time; res judicata and abuse of process; access to court records — Section 50 Subordinate Courts Act.
26 September 2024
People v Dennis Sinyangwe (3D/39/24) [2024] ZMSUB 4 (11 September 2024)
Prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt all elements of breaking into a shop with intent to steal; accused’s unsworn, belated defence lacked credibility.
  • Criminal law — Breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony — Elements of offence — Burden of proof beyond reasonable doubt — Weight of unsworn evidence and belated defence — Credibility and omissions in accused’s testimony.
11 September 2024
The People v Gardner Syakantu (CRMP/0014/2023) [2024] ZMSUB 2 (3 September 2024)
Court extended the five‑month trial limit by 45 days under Rule 3(2) and refused a constitutional referral; trial to continue.
  • Criminal procedure — Statutory time limits (S.I
  • No.10/2024 Rule 3) — Commencement and computation of five‑month limit — Extension under Rule 3(2) — Jurisdiction not automatically lost on expiry — Constitutional reference unnecessary
3 September 2024