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In case you missed them, here are the top 10 stories of the week.
1. Zambia has reportedly rejected a more than US$1-billion U.S. funding package, saying conditions set by Washington do not align with its national interests, state media and officials said on Thursday. Read more…
2. Dalitso Lungu, son of former Zambian president Edgar Chagwa Lungu, has asked the Court of Appeal to overturn a High Court decision that ordered the forfeiture of more than 70 motor vehicles and several properties valued at about K23 million, which the State alleged were proceeds of crime. Read more…
3. President Hakainde Hichilema has said that he was humbled by endorsements from students on the Copperbelt as he concluded his one-day tour of Kitwe on Sunday. Read more…
4. A Lusaka woman has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment for causing the death of her husband, whose skeletal remains were discovered in their home more than a year after his death, the Lusaka High Court ruled on Wednesday. Read more…
5. Relatives of late former Finance Minister, Ng’andu Peter Magande, have told the Lusaka High Court that Namweemba Bianca Magande was his daughter — and described how they were chased from his funeral for stating so. Read more…
6. Former Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo remained silent as the High Court of Zambia upheld his conviction and four-year sentence with hard labour, dismissing all grounds of appeal. Read more…
7. Zambia’s annual inflation slowed to 7.5 percent in February from 9.4 percent in January, driven by easing prices in both food and non-food categories, Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) Sheila Mudenda said on Wednesday. Read more….
8. Zambia expects to eliminate its reliance on electricity imports next year as new energy projects come online, Energy Minister Makozo Chikote said on Friday in Lusaka. Read more…
9. Explosions have been reported across Iran as the United States and Israel launched coordinated military strikes on Iranian territory, according to US officials who spoke to Al Jazeera. Read more….
10. Galatasaray have secured a place in the UEFA Champions League last 16 after surviving a dramatic second leg fightback from Juventus at the Allianz Stadium. Read more….
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