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In case you missed them, here are some of the top 10 stories of the week.
1. Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Kasonde Mwenda, has criticised President Hakainde Hichilema for suggesting that the United Nations (UN) delegation was “misunderstanding the human rights situation” in Zambia. Read more….
2. The World Bank has approved a $292 million grant to support Zambia’s energy sector through the Zambia-Tanzania Interconnector Project (ZTIP). Read more…
3. Zambia’s public and publicly guaranteed debt has surged to US$25.3 billion as of September 2024, the Ministry of Finance has disclosed, citing financial strain exacerbated by last year’s drought. Read more…
4. President Hakainde Hichilema has terminated the contract of Milner Muyambango as Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Operations at the Zambia Police. Read more….
5. Tonse Alliance Chairperson Edgar Lungu has called on the visiting United Nations Rapporteur, Irene Khan, to listen to the cries of former Patriotic Front (PF) Deputy Secretary General, Mumbi Phiri, who was recently detained in Kawambwa on alleged trumped charges. Read more….
6. Former Patriotic Front (PF) Deputy Secretary General, Mumbi Phiri, has been released from police detention in Kawambwa after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Gilbert Phiri, intervened and downgraded her charge from aggravated robbery to disorderly conduct. Read more…
7. The Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) has reported a nine percent growth in mobile money transactions, reaching K345 billion as of September 2024, compared to K317 billion during the same period in 2023. Read more…
8. A disturbing revelation unfolded at the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court when inmates disclosed that three deaths had occurred at Lusaka Central Correctional Facility within a week, highlighting the dire conditions in the prison. Read more…
9. A 21-year-old security guard from Lusaka’s Mtendere township, Aaron Chipampe, has been fined K1,000 after being convicted of seditious practices for a Facebook post advocating a coup against President Hakainde Hichilema. Read more…
10. The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has approved a clinical trial for an HIV vaccine to be conducted by the Centre for Health Research in Zambia (CFHRZ). Read more…
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