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In case you missed them. Here are the top 10 stories of the week.
1. Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister, Jack Mwiimbu, has denied social media claims that police reinforcements had shot dead 18 suspected illegal miners in Kikonge area of Mufumbwe district, North-Western Province. Read more
2. Defence Minister, Ambrose Lufuma, has led a high-level defence and security delegation to Mufumbwe District in North-Western Province to assess the escalating security situation at Kikonge Gold Mine, where clashes between illegal miners and law enforcement have reportedly turned deadly. Read more
3. The Zambian government has made a dramatic U-turn in its legal bid to repatriate the remains of former President Edgar Lungu, applying to remove the South African government from the court case currently before the High Court in Pretoria. Read more
4. Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Resources has reportedly contracted in the global EPCM major Worley for project management to raise US$1 billion for the revamping of operations at Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in Zambia. Read more
5. Nearly half of African currencies depreciated in May 2025, reflecting persistent foreign exchange pressures despite ongoing economic reforms and steady growth across much of the continent, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has reported. Read more
6. The government, through the treasury, has disbursed K22.9 billion in June 2025 to finance public service delivery, with K11 billion spent on debt servicing and arrears, according to the Ministry of Finance and National Planning. Read more
7. Standard Bank Group Chief Economist, Goolam Ballim, has projected that Sub-Saharan Africa could sustain annual GDP growth of around four percent over the next decade, but warned that commodity dependence and shifting global trade dynamics remained critical vulnerabilities for the continent. Read more
8. The Zambia Police Service has formally charged Faith Musonda, aged 41, of Chalala, Lusaka for Criminal Trespass. Read more
9. The Copper Queens produced a spirited comeback to defeat Senegal 3-2 in a pulsating Group A clash at the El Bachir Stadium in Mohammedia to keep their TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) hopes firmly on track. Read more
10. ZESCO United Football Club has announced the acquisition of four new players to bolster the squad for the upcoming 2025/26 MTN Super League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup. Read more
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