Education & Pensions: President Hakainde Hichilema signed the Free Education and Pension Bills into law, locking in free schooling for millions and expanding support like school feeding, while ZCTU says the reforms will outlast the election cycle. Election Governance: ECZ chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis urged parties and stakeholders to study the new Electoral Process Amendment Act as Zambia moves to mixed-member proportional representation, and the commission launched a nationwide poll-staff recruitment drive. Courtroom Politics: The Constitutional Court is weighing a challenge to Socialist Party running mate Dolika Banda’s Grade 12-equivalence qualifications, with ECZ and the Examinations Council drawn into the dispute. Sports (Women’s Football): Zimbabwe named their Mighty Warriors starting XI for the Zambia Four Nations semi-final against Lesotho in Ndola, with the winner set to face Zambia or Kenya. Culture & Community: Zambia is urged to stay united as mourners mark the one-year burial impasse for late President Edgar Lungu, with family and church leaders renewing calls for closure. Environment & Health: World Environment Day coverage highlights Kabwe’s mining pollution harms and calls for real accountability, while a clubfoot campaign says early treatment is a right, not a privilege. Tech & Jobs: ECZ-linked election prep runs alongside regional digital ambitions, including Sparc Systems’ blueprint to scale ICT exports across Africa.