In case you missed them, here are our top 10 stories of the week
1. President Hakainde Hichilema has addressed the nation for the first time since the demise of former President Edgar Lungu last week calling for peace and unity in the country during the mourning period. Read more…
2. UPND Presidential Support Programme Director General, Frank Bwalya, has called on law enforcement agencies to summon PF Secretary General, Raphael Nakacinda, regarding the allegations of poisoning of the late former President Edgar Lungu. Read more…
3. The family of late President Edgar Lungu has requested that the government should respect their decision to handle his funeral privately, in accordance with his last wishes. Read more…
4. The Institute of Directors of Zambia (IoDZ) has called on the relevant authority to review the recent appointment of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at ZCCM–Investment Holdings (ZCCM–IH), citing serious corporate governance concerns. Read more…
5. The Zambian authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies and reforms under the Fifth Review of Zambia’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. Read more…
6. At the 2025 Africa Business Media Innovators (ABMI) summit, Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief Emeritus Mathew Winkler unveiled striking data positioning Zambia as one of the fastest-growing economies globally since 2018. Read more…
7. Secretary to the Treasury, Felix Nkulukusa, has confirmed that Zambia’s loan with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is a commercial facility and will be restructured. Read more…
8. A 37-year-old man has been arrested and charged with suspected murder after delivering the body of his girlfriend to the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka on Tuesday night, claiming she had died from ingesting insecticide. Read more…
9. A general worker at the Cancer Diseases Hospital in Lusaka has testified in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court about hearing a seven-year-old girl repeatedly scream “Daddy! Daddy!” while being bathed by her father, who is now facing incest charges. Read more…
10. An Air India plane with more than 200 people on board has crashed in western India, near to the airport in the city of Ahmedabad, according to the airline and police officials. Read more…
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