By BENNIE MUNDANDOTHE Supreme Court has dismissed Kabwata Member of Parliament Given Lubinda’s appeal in a case in which he was seeking damages against alleged libel from the Daily Nation.This is a matter in which Mr Lubinda in 2014 had sued the Daily Nation and Mr Edwin Lifwekelo for criminal libel as first and second respondents respectively in the High Court seeking damages.Sometime in 2014, Mr. Lubinda was quoted as having said that the opposition to the ruling party in Zambia was weak and this prompted a response from Mr. Lifwekelo, who was then UPND publicity and information secretary, which was published on May 18, 2014, in the Daily Nation, headlined “UPND writes off Lubinda.”Among other things, Mr. Lifwekelo alleged that Mr. Lubinda’s previous comment was motivated by his desire to be reappointed as a minister. He said the ruling party andMr. Lubinda himself were no longer popular and that he was attempting to rejoin […]
Minister loses case
