Zambia Monitor https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Malawi’s Spanner extends unbeaten run at Nigeria eating championship Police charge opposition candidate for Isoka Constituency, Sichone, for seditious practices, incitement Zambian govt rolls out El Niño plan to protect farmers, food supply Zambia National Service to acquire Mufulira’s Mataba Millers, pays 75% acquisition cost Spain sink Uruguay with 1-0 win to top Group H at World Cup Digital platforms, supplier ecosystems key to cutting farmer costs —Mutati Kateka slams ECZ campaign schedule, Govt backs down on Lungu burial row, as EU eyes Zambia polls. See our top 10 stories of the week. World Cup: Dembele nets hat-trick as France thrash Norway to top Group I Senegal outclass 10-man Iraq with 5-0 win to keep World Cup hopes alive Police confirm detention of Malozo Sichone as opposition raises electoral fears Church group warns political parties against using children in campaign rallies Judicial independence tested as MAJAZ challenges foreign service resignation rule in Constitutional Court Zambia records fall in child stunting but hunger, poor diets surge, threaten to reverse gains Ecobank’s single market trade hub reportedly onboards 15,000 African businesses Techbytes: Africa launches biotech database to ease access to biosafety data, boost crop trade Ebola cases in DR Congo surpass 1,150 as authorities warn outbreak still rising Driver killed, Kankumba Bridge closed after late-night truck collision in Rufunsa Zambia, Tanzania push for stronger trade ties under AfCFTA Turkey stun hosts USA with stoppage-time winner in first World Cup victory since 2002 Party president, Simuyemba, warns against hijacking People’s Pact agenda ZAMMSA ex-boss, co-accused to face trial after court rejects bid to quash charges ZCTU decries rising attacks on Zambian truck drivers in DRC, urges govt intervention Film producer, model deny obscene material charges Police threaten K80,000 fine, jail time for vandalization of campaign material, as Hichilema cries out over damages Bishops seek calm following end of Lungu burial legal battle Ecobank Zambia champions women entrepreneurs with Ellevate, cites economic gains Chanda calls for nationalisation of gemstone sector 2026 Polls: EU deploys Election Observation Mission, names McNamara Chief Observer Zambia Development Agency, firm sign investment deal to drive 200MW Luanshya solar plant Industry Review: KCM shutdown, New York IPO may signal Vedanta’s long-term revival strategy Pepe double sends Ivory Coast into first World Cup knockout stage ‘ECZ calendar tool for control,’ Kateka alleges plot to frustrate opposition campaigns Govt pushes for stronger food safety measures amid rising disease burden Fishing ban on Lake Tanganyika lifted, as Ministry reviews closure programme NHCC laments damage to Ngombe Ilede heritage site by local authority Earthquakes claim 32 lives, leave 700 injured in Venezuela Switzerland sink co-hosts Canada to top Group B World Cup: Brazil thrash Scotland 3-0, finish top of Group C Late Rahimi and Yassine goals break Haiti hearts as Morocco seal win Maseko strike sends South Africa into first World Cup knockout stage Ecuador stun Germany to reach World Cup knockouts with a 2-1 win Yango Zambia wins top innovation and customer service awards CAA reviews drone rules as Zambia, Ireland eye aviation partnership Power Dynamos confirm Shumah exit to AmaZulu, Masanyinga joins Police Service ZRA claims over K21.6 million recovered from Luanshya-based company Govt sounds alarm on ‘employer cartels’ as transport sector recognition deal launched Drama at Lusaka court as two re-arrested after pleading not guilty over alleged political violence Zambia warns nationals in S’ Africa as attacks escalate ahead of immigration deadline Police detain two teenage girls over suspected murder of 18-year-old in Kamwala South Home