The High Court in Blantyre has thrown out a K30 billion compensation claim by Tayub Rashid and Transglobe Produce Export Limited for loss of business and false imprisonment in the infamous maizegate scandal on technical grounds. Tayub and Transglobe had applied to the court to force the government pay them in excess of K30 billion t for loss […]
Tax-payer will be squeezed again to fork out about K30 billion if Transglobe Produce Export Limited succeeds in its compensation claim in court for loss of business and false imprisonment. Lawyer representing Transglobe, Mwayi Banda, confirmed the legal action, saying they have engaged Ritz Attorneys at Law to sue Attorney General and the Anti Corruption […]
Following the Zomba Senior Magistrate Paul Chiotcha’s acquittal of former minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda and businessperson Rashid Tayub in the Zambian maize procurement case, lawyers for the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) were not confident that they could appeal while the defence said they are comfortable with the ruling. On Friday, the […]
Former minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda and businessperson Rashid Tayub have been acquitted after court ruled on Friday that they have no case to answer in the Zambian maize procurement case. Chaponda appeared relieved at Zomba Magistrate’s Court as Zomba chief resident magistrate Paul Chiotcha prounuced his determination. The court acquitted […]