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09/08/2026

Chaminuka CEO murdered in aggravated robbery, security guard detained

Police have detained a security guard who was on duty at Chaminuka Resort when its chief executive officer (CEO), Stelios Sardinis, was murdered during an aggravated robbery.

Mr. Sardinis, 64, died after being assaulted by unknown assailants who broke into his residence at Chaminuka Lodge in Chisamba District in the early hours of today.

The incident occurred between 01:00 and 01:15 hours.

Police public relations officer Godfrey Chilabi said officers received a report from a 52‑year‑old male employee of Chaminuka Resort that intruders had broken into Mr. Sardinis’ residence and attacked him.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the assailants, armed with offensive weapons yet to be identified, forced their way in through the main glass door before breaking into the bedroom.

“The suspects allegedly assaulted Mr Sardinis and stole a safe containing documents, valuables, and an undisclosed amount of money,” Mr Chilabi said.

Mr Sardinis sustained serious injuries and was rushed by resort staff to CFB Medical Centre in Lusaka, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Mr Chilabi said the value of the stolen property has not yet been established.Police have since visited and processed the crime scene and launched investigations.

He appealed to anyone with information that may assist the inquiry to report to the Service.

The Police have extended condolences to Mr Sardinis’ family, relatives, and colleagues, and said further updates will be provided as investigations progress.

JOHN CHAAMBWA / DAILY MAIL

Binwell declares war, says he's ready to killOPPOSITION Tonse Alliance chairperson for presidential affairs Binwell Mpun...
09/08/2026

Binwell declares war, says he's ready to kill

OPPOSITION Tonse Alliance chairperson for presidential affairs Binwell Mpundu has shocked the nation with a chilling declaration that him and his political comrades are ready to kill over Thursday's general election.

Mpundu made the remarks while reacting to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ)’s clarification that voters can use a tick, X or any other single mark to indicate their preferred candidate on the ballot paper.

“Our lives are at stake. I'm ready to die. And I'm ready to kill,” Mpundu declared.

“For this election, people like me, I am ready to be killed. I’m also ready to kill. Because I know very well that when everything goes wrong, if anything goes wrong with these elections, some of us will not have our lives,” he claimed.

Mpundu was particularly unhappy with ECZ’s position that a tick is also a valid way of marking a ballot paper.

He argued that the traditional method of voting has always been through an X and questioned why stakeholders were not consulted before the change was communicated.

“Voting will proceed as it has been over all these years. There’s just going to be a cross sign. We will not be ticking this time around,” he said.

Mpundu further argued that if ECZ wanted ticking to form part of the voting procedure, the change should have been included in amendments to the Electoral Process Act.

“Would you be surprised if people insinuated that there are pre-marked ballots that have been ticked? That is why you now want to bring in an alien practice,” Mpundu said.

He maintained that ticking was an “alien practice” in Zambia’s elections and called on voters to reject it.

However, on Friday during a stakeholder engagement, ECZ Chief Electoral Officer Brown Kasaro clarified that the X is not the only acceptable mark on a ballot paper.

Kasaro said a tick, X or dash is valid as long as it is contained within the space allocated to the candidate being voted for.

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