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In case you missed some of the stories, here are the top 10 stories of the week.
1. President Hakainde Hichilema has questioned the motives behind rumours circulating about his health, wondering why anyone would “play games with life and death.” Read more…
2. Jailed Patriotic Front (PF) faction Secretary General, Raphael Nakacinda, has discontinued his petition challenging the constitutionality of Zambia’s sedition law, court records show. Read more…
3. After spending two cold nights on the floor of police cells, Matero Member of Parliament, Miles Sampa, has been released on bail in the sum of K1 million in his own recognisance. Read more…
4. The fight over the Chawama parliamentary seat is set to proceed to full trial after the Lusaka High Court lifted a stay that had halted the case in which former MP Tasila Lungu is challenging Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti’s declaration of a vacancy. Read more…
5. The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) says the Economic and Financial Crimes Court has ordered United Chemicals Zambia (UCZ) Limited to pay more than K10.7 million in evaded taxes after the company pleaded guilty to multiple counts of furnishing false returns. Read more…
6. Police in Northern Province have confirmed a fatal road traffic accident in Mungwi that claimed the life of Bernadette Mwamba, wife of Paramount Chief Chitimukulu. Read more…
7. Poor investment choices and weak planning in Zambia’s road and airport projects between 2010 and 2020 cost the country an estimated US$7.2 billion in lost economic value, a new study by the Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) has revealed. Read more…
8. Zambia Army Commander, Geoffrey Zyeele, says he regrets that his remarks that troops deployed to eradicate illegal mining would “exterminate” and “fumigate” illegal miners have been taken out of context. Read more…
9. His Majesty the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI expressed, in a Royal Statement of the 22 January 2026, His profound gratitude and appreciation to all segments of the Moroccan nation following the remarkable success of the 35th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which the Kingdom hosted in an enthusiastic atmosphere and with meticulous organization between December 21, 2025, and January 18, 2026. Read more…
10. Nigerian troops say they have rescued 62 hostages and killed two militants in separate security operations in Kebbi and Zamfara states as the military intensifies its offensive against armed groups operating in the country’s northwest. Read more…
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