As he was moving from his office to the proposed tribunal hall the security conscious Judge Chikopa stood at the exit door when he noticed MUVI TV journalists at the reception.

Those that were part of the meeting include attorney general Mumba Malila, lawyers Milner Katolo, Erick Silwamba, Lubinda Linyama and Sakwiba Sikota.

And journalists wishing to cover the tribunal are being subjected to serious scrutiny as they required to file in three forms, submitting three passport photos, three letters from their employers and photocopies of NRCs

This comes following the Supreme Court’s over turning of the high court decision to stay the tribunal’s proceedings.

The process of accrediting media personnel to cover the proceedings of the tribunal is being coordinated by the Zambia National Information Services-ZANIS.

And the Judiciary and Allied Workers Union of Zambia says Thursday’s Supreme Court outcome renders judicial complaints authority useless.

Edah Mkandawire and Ashfaq Muhammed who were jointly facing a charge of possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime have walked to freedom after the court believed that the money was realized from business dealings.

Lusaka Principal Resident Magistrate David Simusamaba says he has reasonably believed the two accused persons story that the money was a product of genuine business.

The Supreme Court has noted that the Judge Chikopa Tribunal investigating Supreme Court judge, Phillip Musonda, two High Court judges Nigel Mutuna and Charles Kajimanga can proceed amid constitutional issues.

The Supreme Court bench of seven senior judges was split as four of the judges ruled against the Lusaka High Court earlier ruling in which the suspended judges were seeking judicial review while three others supported the lower court.

Judge Chibesakunda, however, supports President Michael Sata’s action to suspend the three judges saying the President could have received credible information of alleged misconduct.

This is in a case in which Supreme Court judge, Phillip Musonda, two High Court judges Nigel Mutuna and Charles Kajimanga have dragged the Attorney General to Court asking it to quash President Sata’s decision to constitute a tribunal to conduct investigations of their alleged misbehaviour or incompetence.

This is a judgment which took four hours.

Zambia’s former deputy high commissioner to Nigeria, Major Richard Kachingwe told the Lusaka magistrate court that Akpan Ekbene the director of Sarb energy, sent him remittance advice notes indicating the transfer of the said money from access bank in Abuja Nigeria to Singapore.

Major Kachingwe said according to Ekbene the money was sent to the location given by Henry Banda during a meeting held at state house after the offer letter was presented to the head of state.

Major Kachingwe said from the deal the Zambian government was to realize 2.4 million dollars profit.

Chitalu Musonda an electrician is alleged to have killed his wife Peggy Sakala from whom he grabbed a six months old baby.

Delivering judgment Lusaka high court judge Florence Lengalenga said Musonda should be hanged by the neck until pronounced dead.

Judge Lengalenga said though there was no direct evidence linking the accused to the murder she was satisfied that circumstantial evidence was enough to compel her to convict Musonda.

Lusaka chief resident magistrate Joshua Banda has described as frivolous former president Rupiah Banda’s application to refer his abuse of authority of office case to the high court.

Magistrate Banda said the charge leveled against Mr. Banda is clear contrary to the defense claims that it is bad at law.

Mr. Banda had applied that his case should be referred to the High Court or quash his charge alleging it was not only defective but also bad at law.

Union President Peter Mwale says the Union will not be part of agreement as it was not   invited when government started the negotiations with public service unions.

Mr. Mwale, however, says the union has managed to extend the current collective agreement up to 25th April 2013 from the current negotiations.

He says pertinent matters like salaries, housing and transport allowances have already been presented to judiciary management and the process is not expected to take long.

A Lusaka division criminal investigations officer has been summoned to appear in court over delays in committing the Ruth Mbandu murder case to the high court.

Lusaka resident magistrate, Betty Malupenga, expressed concern over delays in the case.

This order followed revelations by public prosecutor Paul Mwansa that he had not yet received instructions for the matter to be committed to the high court for trial.

This comes following increased congestion in prisons partly blamed on the increase in condemned prisoners.

Various sectors of society have come out strongly against calls to abolish the death penalty in view of increased cases of murder in the country.