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    • ‘Why Me’ in court for hate speech
      FRANCIS Kapwepwe, popularly known as ‘Why Me’ has appeared before the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court in a matter where he is charged with two counts of hate speech and expressing hatred, ridicule or contempt for persons because of race, tribe, place of origin or colour. In the first and second counts, Kapwepwe is charged with hate speech contrary to Section 65.......
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    • Unemployment has bred corruption among youths
      ACC Director General Daphne Chabu recently gave a speech at a training workshop for a project called “Character is Destiny”. In her speech, the Anti-Corruption Commission boss said the National Policy on Anti-Corruption recognises that youths are among the most vulnerable groups to corruption. This is not debatable, but what causes this vulnerability, and more importantly, how can the nation fix this problem? This “Character is Destiny” project is a curriculum based on moral values that aims to build a culture of integrity among learners in society. The idea is to teach school going children.......
    • ‘Why Me’ in court for hate speech
      FRANCIS Kapwepwe, popularly known as ‘Why Me’ has appeared before the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court in a matter where he is charged with two counts of hate speech and expressing hatred, ridicule or contempt for persons because of race, tribe, place of origin or colour. In the first and second counts, Kapwepwe is charged with hate speech contrary to Section 65 of the Cyber Securities and Cyber Crimes Act Number 2 of 2021 of Zambia. Particulars of the offence are that Kapwepwe, on March 31, 2025, using a computer system via his TikTok page called Why.......
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