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In case you missed it. Here are the top 10 stories of the week.
1. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Zambia on a new 36-month, US$1.472 billion lending programme aimed at supporting balance of payments needs, budget financing and economic stability. Read more…
2. President Hakainde Hichilema has terminated, with immediate effect, the appointment of Charity Munganga as Deputy Inspector General of Police in Charge of Administration at the Zambia Police Service, the presidency has announced. Read more…
3. The government says the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) is working with Thai authorities to establish the origin and circumstances surrounding the reported seizure of 446 elephant tusks concealed in timber logs. Read more…
4. Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema on Friday outlined an ambitious five-year economic agenda, pledging to more than double the size of the economy, increase electricity generation to 10,000 megawatts and raise annual copper production to three million tonnes. Read more…
5. President Hakainde Hichilema has accepted the resignation of Justice Catherine Kunda Makungu as a Judge of the Court of Appeal, State House has announced. Read more…
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6. Copper prices rose for a third consecutive session, supported by expectations of strong demand from artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure despite broader concerns over the global economic outlook. Read more…
7. Zambia has finalised negotiations with the United States government on a new five-year health agreement, paving the way for the mobilisation of US$3.6 billion for the health sector, Health Minister Professor Roma Chilengi announced in Lusaka on Tuesday. Read more…
8. A leadership crisis has engulfed the Association of Mine Suppliers and Contractors (AMSC), with members in Kitwe demanding that president Costa Mwaba step down, accusing him of failing to champion their interests and unilaterally reshuffling the association’s leadership. Read more…
9. At least 24 vehicles have been set ablaze and foreign-owned shops looted in South Africa as anti-immigration protests descended into violence in two major cities, police say. Read more…
10. Zambian football star, Rachael Kundananji, has left Bay FC to join fellow National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) side Chicago Stars in a deal reportedly worth US$700,000 (over K13.9 million). Read more…
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