The National Prosecution Authority (NPA) welcomes the recent judgment of the High Court – Economic and Financial Crimes Division, in the matter of Pingani Auto Services Ltd v. The People, which reaffirmed the conviction and sentencing of the appellant for multiple counts of tax evasion and submission of false returns. On 23rd February 2023, the Subordinate Court sitting in Kitwe, under Cause No. RM/253/22, convicted Pingani Auto Services Ltd on 11 counts of tax evasion contrary to Sections 16, 19(1), 20(1), and 44(1) of the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act, as well as 11 counts of making false returns in violation of Section 43 of the VAT Act. The appellant pleaded guilty to all 22 counts and was sentenced to pay a cumulative fine of K89, 335,442.37. Dissatisfied with the severity of the sentence, the appellant lodged an appeal, arguing

Today, the 2nd of  April   2025, Mr. Gilbert A. Phiri, S.C., the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), played a central role at the historic launch of the Mobile Prison Courts at Kabwe in the Central Province of the Republic of Zambia. This event unveiled a transformative alliance with the Judiciary of Zambia, Zambia Correctional Service (ZCS), the Legal Aid Board (LAB), Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI), and the National Prosecution Authority (NPA). This groundbreaking initiative aims to address the critical issue of prison and correctional inmate overpopulation within Zambia through the establishment of Mobile Courts. The Mobile courts are intended to bring justice closer to inmates by having matters such as bail applications, variation of bail conditions, and setting of trial and judgment dates conducted in the correctional facilities. This entails judicial staff such as the Magistrates and Judges

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is preparing to challenge a recent Court of Appeal decision that overturned a forfeiture order in a high-profile case involving a police officer, Elvis Haatila, and his company, J. Yumba General Dealers. The case raises critical questions about the enforcement of Zambia’s asset recovery laws. At the heart of the matter is over USD 470,000 traced to a company owned by an Interpol-wanted suspect, and a financial trail that authorities argue is indicative of transnational money laundering.The case dates back to 2015, when the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), acting on alerts from the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), froze bank accounts associated with Haatila and his company. Investigations revealed that the funds had originated from Truong An Limited, a Vietnamese firm controlled by Ms. Tran Thi Minh Chau, who is wanted internationally for fraud-related offences.Although

The National Prosecution Authority and Interagency Coordination and Cooperation Framework, with the support of the Basel Institute on Governance’s International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR), successfully trained and certified five individuals, including the NPA’s very own Mr. Sipholiano Phiri, Acting Senior State Advocate, Mr. Hastings Sichone, Senior Public Prosecutor, and Mr. Darlington Mukelelabo, Senior Public Prosecutor, as trainers in Financial Investigations and Asset Recovery through a “Train-The-Trainer” program conducted by ICAR. This extensive training commenced in Lusaka on April 22, 2024 and concluded on 7th March, 2025. The achievement from our able Prosecutors reflects the commitment of the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) to strengthen its capacity in financial crime investigation and asset recovery. The five ICAR trainers were selected from a group of 25 participants representing 10 institutions. They underwent a series of training and mentorship sessions by ICAR experts

The National Prosecution Authority of Zambia on the 13th of March 2025,participated in a side event at the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York. The event, co-hosted by the governments of Uganda and Zambia, along with partners from the United Nations Population Fund, United Nations Children’s Fund, and Plan International, focused on the topic “Attaining Gender Equality: Accelerating Efforts and Strengthening Partnerships to End Child Marriage and Teenage Pregnancies in Uganda.” Speaking on behalf of Zambia and the Permanent Secretary of the Gender Division, Ms. Mainga D. Kabika, Mrs. Chali Hambayi – the Director of the Gender based Crimes Department at the NPA- emphasised the need for regional and cross-border collaboration to eradicate child marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa. She highlighted Zambia’s progress in addressing child marriage through the enactment of the Children’s Code

The National Prosecution Authority (NPA) invites submissions for the 2nd Edition of the Zambian Journal of Criminal Law. Legal practitioners, prosecutors, law students and judicial officers are encouraged to contribute research papers, case studies, and commentaries on key criminal law issues. Submission Deadline: 30th April, 2025 Details on submission guidelines and formatting are in the attached document. Submit your papers to zjcl@npa.gov.zm and be part of shaping Zambia’s legal framework in the area of Criminal Justice.

Lusaka, Northern, Southern and Muchinga Province teams taking part in celebrating women across the country.

Ndola, Zambia, 04.03.2025 – In a long-awaited sitting, the Supreme Court reconvened in Ndola today, to hear a slate of appeals, including a case led by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mr. Gilbert A. Phiri SC. The rare sitting, held after an extended break, injected fresh momentum into the country’s top court, drawing keen attentionfrom legal minds and observers alike. It also reignited debate in legal circles about judicial access in a system where fewer than 5% of appeals ever reach the apex bench. Among the cases before the court was the State’s appeal in the matter of The Director of Public Prosecutions versus Nathan Mbaya and two others. The case, one of only eleven granted leave to appeal last year, traces to a 2021 border sting near Kasumbalesa, where Zambian authorities intercepted a Chinese national, a Congolese trader, and