Comments on: Popular figure Simon Mwewa Lane received 6 month jail sentence.

By: Mwananga

Mwananga — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 18:28:50 +0000

It will be interesting to see how bad the city market area will look in his absence. The bus operators will certainly miss him because there is definitely going to be a traffic gridlock in the area.

By: anonymous for now

anonymous for now — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 09:10:24 +0000

And we all spell TYRE AS TIRE, WHY?

By: Spaka

Spaka — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 18:43:46 +0000

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Those tribalists alluding to a tribal biased ruling………

Chitambala is a UPND GRZ supporter……..

I would say it is the PF tribal supremacists in the judiciary wanting to fix him for his not supporting the tribal theiving party………

By: Spaka

Spaka — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 18:36:57 +0000

In reply to Logic.

It is the PF caders in the judiciary wanting to fix him for supporting the UPND GRZ…….

By: FutureZed

FutureZed — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:21:47 +0000

A fine would have been sufficient. We have criminals who are only spending hours in prison and you arrest someone on petty crime. A fine and community service would have been enough and I’m sure the mini bus owners would have preferred new tyres and spray paint for their bus.

By: logic

logic — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:21:32 +0000

This case is a very serious case in as far as the health of our judiciary is concerned. If Zambians allow such abuse of the judiciary to be allowed, the next thing everyone is going to be affected as the judiciary becomes weaponized by some political entities, Zambians should rally behind this man and support him as he takes the case to the high court which will obviously overturn the sentence. I do not think he will have to go to the constitution court. Prisons are for criminals, it is that simple. I look forward to see him back making his videos and teaching us how to use English!

By: IllSayWhatIWant

IllSayWhatIWant — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:08:17 +0000

In reply to Logic.

True. A fine and 1000 hours of community service would have sufficed. Just give him a high visibility outfit and let him do some cleaning the area around Simoson building that’s all.

By: Deja Vu

Deja Vu — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:30:08 +0000

Just asking. Where does the magistrate originate from.

By: Razor

Razor — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:18:35 +0000

As a first offender without any previous infringement with the law it would have made sense to give him a suspended sentence but because he is famous and the magistrate didn’t want to be seen as seemingly favoring him therefore he was handed a custodial sentence. Sometimes it’s a curse to be famous.

By: Jackkie

Jackkie — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 15:20:46 +0000

In reply to Black Man.

I agree with you, the offense does not warrant such a sentence. There is a way Mr Mwewa can be corrected instead of this course taken by the magistrate