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In case you missed them, here are our top 10 stories of the week
1. Zambia has officially signed a US$100 million agreement for one of the largest standalone solar energy projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, outside South Africa—marking a major step in the country’s energy transition. Read more…
2. Patriotic Front (PF) Member of Parliament for Mfuwe, Maureen Mabonga, has been sentenced to eight months’ simple imprisonment and fined K1,600 after being found guilty of seditious practices for making inflammatory remarks during a May 2024 press briefing. Read more…
3. Former Katuba Member of Parliament, Bampi Kapalasa, has withdrawn a petition in which he sought to nullify the appointments of all Constitutional Court judges, except for Justice Margaret Munalula. Read more…
4. The Constitutional Court has ordered the removal of Magistrate Davies Chibwili from proceedings in a case where former Lumezi Member of Parliament, Munir Zulu, is challenging his prosecution for criminal libel. Read more…
5. Energy Minister, Peter Makozo Chikote, has clarified that the government had no intention of unbundling the state-owned power utility, ZESCO, and is instead focused on enhancing its operational efficiency, financial sustainability, and customer service. Read more…
6. Reports say Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) Managing Director, Cuthbert Malindi, has held high-level talks with three regional transport partners aimed at strengthening cross-border rail logistics and enhancing integration along the Dar es Salaam Corridor. Read more…
7. Jailed Facebook blogger, Elias Musyani, appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court on a charge of cyber harassment but was unable to take plea due to the State’s pending consent to prosecute from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Read more…
8. The Lusaka Magistrate’s Court has sentenced the ringleader of a gang that targeted motorists at the Kafue Roundabout to four years’ imprisonment with hard labour, while his four accomplices have each been handed two-year custodial sentences. Read more…
9. The government has launched an investigation into a suspected water pollution incident in the Kafue River in Chililabombwe, warning industries against activities that may endanger the country’s water resources. Read more…
10. Musician Jackson Chikonde, popularly known as Jamaika Zed, has been found with a case to answer in a drug trafficking matter involving cannabis and bottles of Benylin with codeine. Read more…
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