M’membe claims Hichilema govt most corrupt, inflation hits 15.4%. See our top 10 stories of the week

In case you missed them, here are our top 10 stories of the week:

1. Socialist Party (SP) President, Dr. Fred M’membe, has alleged that President Hakainde Hichilema is presiding over the most corrupt regime in the history of Zambia. Read more…

2. Situmbeko Musokotwane, Finance and National Planning Minister, has announced that Zambia will not achieve the more than five percent growth target set for in 2024 due to drought. Read more…

3. Zambia’s annual inflation rate has surged to 15.4 percent in July 2024 due to price movements of food items. Read more…

4. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has confirmed that Livingstone Mayor, Constance Muleabai, is under investigation for alleged corrupt practices. Read more….

5. Chief Resident Magistrate, Davies Chibwili, has cautioned society against hero-worshipping individuals involved in criminal activities. Read more…

6. Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) is no longer in liquidation following the termination of proceedings initiated by ZCCM-IH in the Lusaka High Court. Read more…

7. The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has awarded Zambia a compact of US$458 million, following more than US$377 million in previous grant funding. Read more…

8. Former Kawambwa Member of Parliament, Nickson Chilangwa, and Pambashe MP Ronald Chitotela have filed a notice of intention to appeal their recent convictions and sentences handed down by the Kawambwa Magistrate Court. Read more…

9.The Zambia Police Service has arrested a first-year medical student at the University of Zambia (UNZA) for allegedly staging his own kidnapping and demanding a ransom of K80,000 from his father. Read more…

10. Guntilla Muleya, the newly appointed Director-General of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), has been found dead with gunshot wounds in Lusaka’s Njolwe area. Read more…

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