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In case you missed them, here are our top 10 stories of the week:
1. Copper has reportedly posted 11 months high, trading above US$9,000 a tonne, as investors react to the risk that global supply challenges would tilt the market back into deficit. Read more…
2. President Hakainde Hichilema has raised an alarm over the increasing cases of divorce in the country, particularly among young people. Read more…
3. Civil society group, Our Civic Duty Association (OCIDA), has petitioned the United States government to impose financial sanctions, visa restrictions and travel bans against top Zambian officials allegedly undermining democratic rights in Zambia. Read more…
4. The government has announced plans to regulate online broadcasting services, such as podcasts which are on the increase. Read more…
5. Government says it is concerned that some individuals are being engaged as contract killers in the country and are using firearms to take innocent lives in communities.Read more…
6. Government has announced that ZESCO was projected to lose approximately US$$35 million monthly as a result of load management and loadshedding. Read more…
7. The World Bank has approved an additional US$40 million grant to address critical gaps in climate resilience and food security in Zambia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali and Senegal. Read more….
8. Former Presidential Press Aide, Amos Chanda, and two others have been sentenced to seven months simple imprisonment for obstructing Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) officers from conducting a search at his residence. Read more…
9. Wife of a Zambian Army officer has been sentenced to seven years simple imprisonment for assaulting her step-son using a knife and a shamboko(whip). Read more…
10. Energy enthusiast, Dr Johnstone Chikwanda, has proposed that government should introduce a Statutory Instrument (SI) to restrict or ban the importation or manufacturing of electric geysers for a period of five to 10 years. Read more…
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