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In case you missed them, here are some of the top 10 stories of the week.
1. Former Kabushi Member of Parliament, Bowman Lusambo, has suffered another legal setback after the Economic and Financial Crimes Court denied his request for bail pending appeal. Read more…
2. The pressure is mounting on Emmanuel Mwamba, the Patriotic Front chairperson for Information and Publicity, as the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has issued a second bench warrant for his arrest. Read more…
3. The ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) candidate, Justin Kapema, has emerged victorious in the Pambashe Constituency by-election, securing 5,067 votes. Read more…
4. A 32-year-old traffic controller, Mustafa Sikazwe of Chalala area has been accused of sexually abusing his 9-year-old biological daughter. Read more…
5. A total of 42,178 Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases were reported in Zambia in 2024, showing a 1.8 percent decrease from the 42,965 cases reported in 2023, with Lusaka Province recording the highest number of incidents. Read more…
6. Thousands of employees at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will be placed on leave starting Friday night, the agency announced in a statement on its website. Read more…
7. Industrial Resources Limited (IRL), a subsidiary of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), has reportedly signed an agreement with Barrick Gold Corporation to establish a strategic partnership designed to support Zambia’s ambitious mining sector growth targets. Read more…
8. Zambia’s rich mineral resources have reportedly attracted a surge of prospective investors seeking side-line meetings with the country’s delegation at the ongoing Investing in African Mining Indaba 2025 in South Africa. Read more…
9. DRC – Over 150 female prisoners were raped and burnt to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations spokesperson has said. Read more….
10. Fredrobie Concept Zambia Limited has launched a countersuit against the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ), demanding K15 million in compensation for lost income from sponsorship and ticket sales related to the Division One play-offs. Read more…
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