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In case you missed them, here are the top 10 stories of the week.
1. Zambia has received a major boost from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has approved the fifth review of the country’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme. Read more..
2. Zambia’s Vice-President Mutale Nalumango says the government has nothing to do with the leaked audio featuring Community Development Minister, Doreen Mwamba, and Mafinga Lawmaker Robert Chabinga because they do not represent government position. Read more…
3. The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has revealed that Zambia recorded illicit financial transactions amounting to US$3.5 billion in 2024, predominantly driven by private sector commercial activities involving multinational enterprises. Read more…
4. The Rural Electrification Authority (REA) has launched a project to connect Chishi Island in Chifunabuli District to the national electricity grid using an underwater cable laid beneath Lake Bangweulu. The project is valued at K32.7 million. Read more…
5. The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has applied for an interim injunction in the Constitutional Court to halt all legislative processes in the National Assembly related to the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Bill No. 7 of 2025. Read more…
Read more: IMF boosts Zambia with another $184 million, says economy proving more resilient than expected
6. With a noticeably fuller afro and a complexion weathered by prison days, former Lumezi Member of Parliament Munir Zulu walked out of the Lusaka High Court in silence, his hopes for freedom dashed — at least for now. Read more
7. The Lusaka High Court has upheld the conviction and sentencing of 21 Chinese nationals for cyber-related crimes, affirming penalties handed down by the Magistrates’ Court for offences that included computer-related misrepresentation, identity fraud, and operating without a network licence. Read more…
8. Police in Lusaka have formally arrested and charged Zambia National Service Staff Sergeant, Rhoda Njovu, and Zambia Correctional Service, Sergeant Katundu Lumweka, for the offence of producing and circulating obscene material. Read more…
9. The Ministry of Health has launched the National Operational Guidelines for the Use of Portable Digital X-Ray Units, aimed at enhancing access to quality diagnostic services—particularly in underserved and hard-to-reach areas of Zambia. Read more…
10. A military training jet crashed into Milestone School and College in Dhaka on Monday, killing at least 27 people, including students, a teacher, and the pilot, in what is now the deadliest air crash in the Bangladeshi capital in recent memory. Read more…
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