SADC Fisheries Oversight: Zambia’s Sakwimba Constance Mwanza joins the renewed SADC Regional Fisheries Monitoring Control and Surveillance Centre board in Maputo, with Namibia’s Stanley Ndara reappointed as chair as the bloc pushes tougher illegal fishing controls and a regional fishing vessel register. Debt & Markets: PwC Zambia says Zambia’s planned buyback of more than US$1.3bn in Eurobonds is a key step in debt recovery, supported by a US$600m AfDB facility aimed at lowering future servicing costs and boosting investor confidence. Copper Supply Tightening: Vedanta’s Konkola Copper Mines starts a 60-day Nchanga smelter shutdown for maintenance, with Mopani and Chambishi also offline, raising the risk of tighter copper and sulphuric acid supplies. Finance for Students: HELSB reports recovering over K1.01bn in student loans from former public university students (2018–2026), citing improved compliance and digitised processes, with plans to consider extending loans to private universities. New Investment in Agriculture: FPM Agro Mechanic begins setting up an assembly plant in Lusaka South Multi-Facility Economic Zone to build and export agricultural equipment, targeting jobs and higher farm productivity. Nature Bond Deal: Ecobank issues a US$450m Nature Bond on the London Stock Exchange, priced on strong demand, to fund biodiversity protection via farmers and sustainable agriculture. Health & Policy: Government says UNZA sanitation will not slip back, while Zambia also backs stronger regional disaster risk data-sharing. Regional Trade & Travel: The US plans to cut visa-processing sites across Africa to 20 hubs in 19 countries, potentially redirecting Zambian applicants to regional centres.