A YOUTH of Lusaka has been taken to court for allegedly lying to an officer at the General Nursing Council of Zambia of being a certified nurse. Esnart Namonje, 24, allegedly lied to a public officer of having passed the general nursing certificate examinations, when not. Namonje is charged with giving false information to a public officer. It is alleged that on March 10 this year, Namonje allegedly gave false information to Karim Mutembo, a registrar and licensing officer at the General Nursing Council of Zambia.

Namonje allegedly lied to Ms Mutembo that she possessed a general nursing certificate. Last week, the case was called before Lusaka chief resident magistrate Lameck Mwale for allocation. The court heard that Namonje, who is on police bond, was not before court. Magistrate Mwale allocated the matter to magistrate Rachel Mwansa.

Meanwhile, a mother of two has sued Woolies (Zambia) for allegedly selling her expired 1.5 litres of mixed berry-flavoured juice which allegedly made her children sick after consuming it. Evelyn Mooka is now seeking an award of special damages worth over K800 and other reliefs which the Lusaka High Court will deem fit. Ms Mooka also wants the court to award her damages for breach of contract and exemplary damages arising from anxiety and mental torture, when she cared for her eight- and 11-year-old daughters, who fell sick after they allegedly consumed the juice.

In a statement of claim filed in the Lusaka High Court, Ms Mooka says on March 11 this year, she entered into a contract of sale with the defendant when she bought a 1.5 litres bottle of mixed berry-flavoured juice at K49.50 at the Kabulonga outlet. “Upon reaching home, I served my daughters the drink, which they consumed.

“Thereafter, I smelt an obnoxious and foul scent emanating from the beverage in the glasses and the remaining juice in the bottle,” Ms Mooka contends. She claims that upon taking a closer look at the bottle of the juice, she noticed a writing which showed that the drink should have been sold by March 7, 2020 and used by March 9 the same year. “The plaintiff realised that she was sold an expired product which should not have been on the shelf and she panicked,” the statement of claim reads