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In case you missed it, here are the top 10 stories of the week.
1. Amnesty International has urged candidates in Zambia’s 13 August general elections to commit to reversing a growing pattern of authoritarian practices that threaten human rights before, during and after the polls. Read more..
2. With nine days to the 2026 general elections, Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) has flagged the increasing use of campaign vehicles with concealed registration plates and the involvement of public officers in partisan politics as key threats to public confidence. Read more..
3. National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity presidential candidate, Brian Mundubile, and his running mate, Makebi Zulu, have alleged that they were attacked by UPND cadres in Western Province on Tuesday, in full view of Zambia Police. Read more..
4. Against the background of recent alleged violent attacks on members of the opposition, President Hakainde Hichilema has warned that any acts of intimidation or lawlessness would not be tolerated ahead of next Thursday’s General Elections. Read more..
5. President Hakainde Hichilema on Saturday officially commissioned the newly rehabilitated Radiotherapy and Imaging Section at the Cancer Diseases Hospital, a landmark project fully funded by the Zambian Government at a cost of US$31 million. Read more..
Read more: Former Copperbelt police chief charged over $448,596 copper theft, as Zambia’s July inflation holds at 6.5%. See our top 10 stories of the week
6. The Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has reduced the statutory reserve ratio on Kwacha deposits from 26 percent to 21 percent in a move aimed at injecting more liquidity into the banking sector and supporting increased lending to businesses and households. Read more..
7. Zambia has partially lifted the suspension on the importation of cloven-hoofed animals and their products from South Africa following improvements in that country’s Foot-and-Mouth Disease situation, authorities have announced. Read more..
8. Global copper prices have climbed to their highest level since mid-May, strengthening Zambia’s prospects for higher export earnings and increased foreign exchange inflows amid tightening global supplies and resilient demand. Read more..
9. Zambia is set to benefit from a US$4.23 million African Development Bank (AfDB) initiative aimed at helping African countries better manage their natural resources and use them to attract investment and support sustainable economic growth. Read more..
10. The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has warned that all applications for the ongoing recruitment of health professionals submitted outside the Zambia Postal Services Corporation (ZAMPOST) will be rejected. Read more…
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