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zm-06.08.2024_jairos_sinyangwe_v._twiza_corporative | https://media.zambialii.org/media/judgment/44264/source_file/193a1cb137d680c4/06.08.2024_JAIROS_SINYANGWE_V._TWIZA_CORPORATIVE.pdf | IN THE SUBORDINATE COURT OF THE THIRD CLASS 2024/SID/33
FOR THE MBALA DISTRICT REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
THE JUDICIARY
HOLDEN AT MBALA
(Civil Jurisdiction)
... | https://media.zambialii.org/media/judgment/44264/source_file/193a1cb137d680c4/06.08.2024_JAIROS_SINYANGWE_V._TWIZA_CORPORATIVE.pdf | zambia_official | ZM | Zambia | en | null | null | null | 2026-09-15T01:05:25Z | Parliament of Zambia / ZambiaLII. Authentic official text prevails. Not legal advice. | current | 06.08.2024_JAIROS_SINYANGWE_V._TWIZA_CORPORATIVE | 06.08.2024_JAIROS_SINYANGWE_V._TWIZA_CORPORATIVE | 0 | instruments/zm-06.08.2024_jairos_sinyangwe_v._twiza_corporative.json | {"collector": "zm_gap_tip23s.py", "schema": "collection_record.v1", "source_host": "media.zambialii.org", "content_sha256": "42a9597d4642fd8449f40f6da60d7f5fc78510e7b2334c416c2c41fc1a73b410", "rights": {"not_legal_advice": true, "official_reuse_url": "https://media.zambialii.org/media/judgment/44264/source_file/193a1cb... |
zm-1 | ABEL BANDA v THE PEOPLE (1986) Z.R. 105 (S.C.) | ABEL BANDA v THE PEOPLE (1986) Z.R. 105 (S.C.)
SUPREME COURT
NGULUBE, D.C.J., CHOMBA AND GARDNER, JJ.S.
4TH NOVEMBER, 1986 AND ... | http://www.zambialii.org:80/zm/judgment/supreme-court/1987/1/1.pdf | zambia_official | ZM | Zambia | en | null | null | null | 2026-09-07T01:38:32Z | Parliament of Zambia / ZambiaLII. Authentic official text prevails. Not legal advice. | current | 1 | 1 | 0 | instruments/zm-1.json | {"collector": "force_ocr_tip20f.py", "schema": "collection_record.v1", "source_host": "www.zambialii.org:80", "content_sha256": "99e85ad61eb851a245d9ed52246cb1eba59a2bf209f567a6eb5f617b13cdfc0a", "rights": {"not_legal_advice": true, "official_reuse_url": "http://www.zambialii.org:80/zm/judgment/supreme-court/1987/1/1.p... |
zm-10 | https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/10 | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML+RDFa 1.0//EN"
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xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
xmlns:foaf="http://xml... | https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/10 | zambia_official | ZM | Zambia | en | null | null | null | 2026-09-12T11:16:31Z | Parliament of Zambia / ZambiaLII. Authentic official text prevails. Not legal advice. | current | 10 | 10 | 0 | instruments/zm-10.json | {"collector": "zm_gap_tip23s.py", "schema": "collection_record.v1", "source_host": "www.parliament.gov.zm", "content_sha256": "ca41b47f56d80ae8b1b0e6ae552547d348e013d47cd9de0832221e71d9240c1a", "rights": {"not_legal_advice": true, "official_reuse_url": "https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/10", "license": "Parliament of ... |
zm-10003 | https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/10003 | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML+RDFa 1.0//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/DTD/xhtml-rdfa-1.dtd">
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xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
xmlns:foaf="http://xml... | https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/10003 | zambia_official | ZM | Zambia | en | null | null | null | 2026-09-12T11:16:26Z | Parliament of Zambia / ZambiaLII. Authentic official text prevails. Not legal advice. | current | 10003 | 10003 | 0 | instruments/zm-10003.json | {"collector": "zm_gap_tip23s.py", "schema": "collection_record.v1", "source_host": "www.parliament.gov.zm", "content_sha256": "3bf86709571c935c0257aa1439bf6cb82b83279ebbe2b8c23f10ea6e0e8d9770", "rights": {"not_legal_advice": true, "official_reuse_url": "https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/10003", "license": "Parliament ... |
zm-10004 | https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/10004 | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML+RDFa 1.0//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/DTD/xhtml-rdfa-1.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" version="XHTML+RDFa 1.0" dir="ltr"
xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
xmlns:foaf="http://xml... | https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/10004 | zambia_official | ZM | Zambia | en | null | null | null | 2026-09-12T11:16:25Z | Parliament of Zambia / ZambiaLII. Authentic official text prevails. Not legal advice. | current | 10004 | 10004 | 0 | instruments/zm-10004.json | {"collector": "zm_gap_tip23s.py", "schema": "collection_record.v1", "source_host": "www.parliament.gov.zm", "content_sha256": "f7fc96b391b80a8349364c400877db772b74627e24ab37ec97ed28bc548438a2", "rights": {"not_legal_advice": true, "official_reuse_url": "https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/10004", "license": "Parliament ... |
zm-10005 | https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/10005 | "<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD XHTML+RDFa 1.0//EN\"\n \"http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/DTD/xhtml-rd(...TRUNCATED) | https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/10005 | zambia_official | ZM | Zambia | en | null | null | null | 2026-09-12T09:28:12Z | Parliament of Zambia / ZambiaLII. Authentic official text prevails. Not legal advice. | current | 10005 | 10005 | 0 | instruments/zm-10005.json | "{\"collector\": \"zm_gap_tip23s.py\", \"schema\": \"collection_record.v1\", \"source_host\": \"www.(...TRUNCATED) |
zm-10006 | https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/10006 | "<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD XHTML+RDFa 1.0//EN\"\n \"http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/DTD/xhtml-rd(...TRUNCATED) | https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/10006 | zambia_official | ZM | Zambia | en | null | null | null | 2026-09-12T09:28:13Z | Parliament of Zambia / ZambiaLII. Authentic official text prevails. Not legal advice. | current | 10006 | 10006 | 0 | instruments/zm-10006.json | "{\"collector\": \"zm_gap_tip23s.py\", \"schema\": \"collection_record.v1\", \"source_host\": \"www.(...TRUNCATED) |
zm-10007 | https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/10007 | "<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD XHTML+RDFa 1.0//EN\"\n \"http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/DTD/xhtml-rd(...TRUNCATED) | https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/10007 | zambia_official | ZM | Zambia | en | null | null | null | 2026-09-12T09:28:18Z | Parliament of Zambia / ZambiaLII. Authentic official text prevails. Not legal advice. | current | 10007 | 10007 | 0 | instruments/zm-10007.json | "{\"collector\": \"zm_gap_tip23s.py\", \"schema\": \"collection_record.v1\", \"source_host\": \"www.(...TRUNCATED) |
zm-10008 | https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/10008 | "<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD XHTML+RDFa 1.0//EN\"\n \"http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/DTD/xhtml-rd(...TRUNCATED) | https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/10008 | zambia_official | ZM | Zambia | en | null | null | null | 2026-09-12T09:28:10Z | Parliament of Zambia / ZambiaLII. Authentic official text prevails. Not legal advice. | current | 10008 | 10008 | 0 | instruments/zm-10008.json | "{\"collector\": \"zm_gap_tip23s.py\", \"schema\": \"collection_record.v1\", \"source_host\": \"www.(...TRUNCATED) |
zm-10011 | https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/10011 | "<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD XHTML+RDFa 1.0//EN\"\n \"http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/DTD/xhtml-rd(...TRUNCATED) | https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/10011 | zambia_official | ZM | Zambia | en | null | null | null | 2026-09-12T11:16:32Z | Parliament of Zambia / ZambiaLII. Authentic official text prevails. Not legal advice. | current | 10011 | 10011 | 0 | instruments/zm-10011.json | "{\"collector\": \"zm_gap_tip23s.py\", \"schema\": \"collection_record.v1\", \"source_host\": \"www.(...TRUNCATED) |
Laws of Zambia
Research snapshot of official legislation collected from Parliament of Zambia / ZambiaLII.
Not legal advice. Official gazettes / government portals prevail over this corpus.
Snapshot
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Snapshot date | 2026-10-11 |
| Coverage | catalog-backed incomplete |
| Source | Parliament of Zambia / ZambiaLII |
| Collector | scrapers/collect_zm.py |
| Laws / instruments | 5444 |
| Articles | 10940 |
| Language | en |
| Jurisdiction | Zambia |
| License | zm-parliament |
Contents
data/laws.parquet— one row per instrument (id, title, full text, dates, status, identifiers, article count, source URL).data/articles.parquet— one row per article/section (law_id, article number, title, text, source URL).scrapers/collect_zm.py— research collector used to build this snapshot.scrapers/common.py— shared collector helpers.scrapers/world_lib.py— shared fetch (live official URL, Wayback fallback).scrapers/archive_fallbacks.py— Wayback / Common Crawl CDX helpers.
License / reuse
Official government / gazette texts; reuse per public-sector terms of the source portal. This packaging, metadata, and collector script are provided for research.
This dataset is not an official consolidation and is not legal advice. The official source prevails.
Notes
tip+31zm tip+31zm ZM real reviewed rows only (+20 bar waived, CoS ruling 2 of tip+30l (Sat 2026-09-26; standing, carried forward; AO/MW/ZM waiver re-confirmed by user 04:38 PT + 05:42 PT Oct 2 and CoS 05:50 PT Oct 2); zm_live_tls/zm_wb_parliament/akn); repo=ipfs_zambia_laws; Hub arts merge A>=10936 (tip+31zl HUB LIVE); sync_readme
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