Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:14:02 +0000 By CHIKUMBI KATEBE MINISTER of Mines Christopher Yaluma has been cited for contempt for defying a judgment and ignoring the writ of possession granted by the Lusaka High Court. High Court Justice Matthew Zulu, in his order, has allowed for contempt proceedings to be commenced against the minister together with the Attorney General, ZCCM-IH and a private mining company, Katengo Resources Limited. This is contained in a ruling signed earlier in the month following the trio’s failure to surrender the mining exploration license to Avarmma Mining. Mr Justice Zulu, in his ruling, established a prima facie case that warranted leave to commence contempt proceedings to allow for investigations on the alleged defiance by the minister of a court order. “I am satisfied that the applicant (Avarmma) has established a prima facie case to issue leave for contempt proceedings and to enable me conduct further investigations into the matter of […]
