By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lusaka Times
Zambian security forces seized 23.3 million kwacha worth of smuggled goods, wildlife products and stolen vehicles in Lusaka. The regional operation USALAMA-12, conducted from 5 to 9 October, also led to the detention of 72 foreign nationals, reports Lusaka Times.
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Zambian special forces reportedly apprehended former MP Emmanuel “Jay Jay” Banda in Mozambique and took him back to Zambia, where he was taken to Maina Soko Military Hospital. The operation reportedly took less than 15 minutes, according to Zambian Watch; Banda complained of head, back and chest pain during the helicopter journey.
🇿🇲 Zambia · Source: Zambianobserver ·
Zambia’s Chief Justice, Mumba Malila, has condemned the confrontation involving Davies Mwila, former secretary-general of the Patriotic Front, on the premises of the Supreme Court in Lusaka. Security has been stepped up around the courts and law enforcement agencies have been mobilised, the Lusaka Times reports.
🇿🇲 Zambia · Source: Lusaka Times ·
Security has been tightened around Zambian courts following an altercation involving former Patriotic Front secretary-general Davies Mwila at the Supreme Court in Lusaka. Chief Justice Mumba Malila says law enforcement officers are investigating the incident, which occurred after a hearing related to an election petition, reports the Daily Mail.
🇿🇲 Zambia · Source: Daily Mail ·
Mauritian police arrested 13 people for breaching the curfew during the night of 17 to 18 October 2026; 11, including one woman, remain in detention. Authorities reported no incident or blocked roads that night, according to a police statement reported by Defimedia.
🌍 World · Source: Defimedia ·
Zambian farmer arrested over pupil’s murder in LufwanyamaZambian police have arrested a 24-year-old farmer after the body of 18-year-old pupil Grace Japao was found in bushland in Lufwanyama. The suspect was wearing bloodstained clothing and had the victim’s phone, according to commissioner Rae Hamoonga, cited by Diggers.
South Africa asylum posts rise from 4,000 to 60,000 a dayPosts related to a South African Constitutional Court decision on asylum applications rose from around 4,000 to 60,000 a day on X between 3 and 8 October. The false claims later fuelled mobilisation in Durban ahead of the 4 November local elections, according to Daily Maverick and Murmur Intelligence.The week in Africa
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