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In case you missed them, here are our top 10 stories of the week
1. The United States government has announced a US$50 million (approximately K1.4 billion) cut in annual medical aid to Zambia, citing the Zambian government’s failure to curb widespread theft of life-saving drugs. Read more…
2. Zambia and Zimbabwe are reportedly considering stepping up efforts to attract investment for the US$5 billion Batoka Gorge hydropower project by reviving a controversial proposal to source water from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more…
3. The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has heard that Science and Technology Minister, Felix Mutati, is among the key witnesses former Kabushi Member of Parliament, Bowman Lusambo, intends to call in his ongoing corruption case. Read more…
4. Following huge indictments heaped on the Zambian government by the United States over persistent incidents of medicine pilferage, the country’s Health Minister, Elijah Muchima, has defended the administration’s efforts to combat the theft of medical drugs. Read more…
5. President Hakainde Hichilema has joined world leaders in offering congratulations to Pope Leo XIV on his election as the new leader of the Catholic Church. Read more…
7. The Zambian kwacha continued its upward trajectory against the US dollar in Tuesday’s trading session, buoyed by consistent foreign exchange inflows that effectively balanced market demand. Read more…
8. Lusaka Resident Magistrate, Mutinta Mwenya, has sentenced Facebook blogger, Elias Musyani, to six months imprisonment and fined him K70,000 for issuing threats of rape and abduction against Kidist Kifle, the wife of musician Yo Maps, and their daughter. Read more…
9. The Zambian government has distanced itself from an alleged recent remarks made by Patriotic Front (PF) Mafinga Member of Parliament, Robert Chabinga, purportedly accusing foreign diplomats of funding efforts to destabilise the government. Read more…
10. Lusaka lawyer, Keith Mweemba, has been elected President of the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ), bringing an end to Andrew Kamanga’s nearly decade-long tenure. Read more….
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