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Between Reputation and Free Speech: Understanding the Tort of Defamation in Zambia

On 31 October 2025, News Diggers reported that Gilbert Phiri, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), had instituted legal action against Lily Mutambo for defamation. Mutambo allegedly claimed that the DPP had deliberately reduced the charge against Maria Zaloumis from murder to manslaughter....

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Introduction of the Requirement to Authenticate of Employee’s Qualifications

ZAQA Act

The new ZAQA Act, effective from 16 August 2024, continues the mandate of the Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA), which serves as the custodian of all Zambian qualifications and the reference point for verifying foreign qualifications....

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