Court of Appeal · 30 June 2026

Inutu Etambuyu Suba v Mulungushi Village Complex Limited and The Attorney General (APPEAL NO 273 / 2023) [2026] ZMCA 117 (30 June 2026)

Employee entitled to remain in employer‑provided housing pending unencashed repatriation cheque; wrongful lockout merits damages. Flynote Property Law — Service Occupancy — Whether a service occupant retains accommodation pending payment of repatriation benefits — Employment Act interplay Contract Law — Privity and State Entities — Whether strict privity should defeat equitable protection where state organs coordinate housing obligations Tort — Wrongful Eviction and Mental Distress — Entitlement to general and exemplary damages for high‑handed lockout Read full summary

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