STEM & Gender: Zambia is seeing a real shift in engineering careers, with over 10,000 women joining engineering in the past decade—up from women making up about 10% of registered engineers—highlighted during the Young Women in Engineering Innovation Challenge in Lusaka. Research Funding: Zambia’s National Science and Technology Council says government has poured more than K53 million into research, development and technology innovation, backing 30 research projects and 45 students, while the NTBC has disbursed about K32.5 million to innovators through the Technology Business Development Fund. Digital Economy: Out There Media and Pulse Africa announced a strategic partnership to build a digital advertising push across Africa, combining Out There Media’s Mobucks™ telco-linked mobile advertising tech with Pulse’s local execution, starting with Nigeria and Ghana and reaching telco partners serving Zambia and more. AI for Work: Radiant diGiLog rolled out an AI-powered workforce management and productivity platform across markets including Nigeria, the UK, South Africa, Uganda and Canada, aiming to replace manual tracking with a single digital system. Energy & Climate Resilience: Government is stepping up El Niño preparedness with a Comprehensive Agriculture and Food Security response framework, including climate-resilient farming, irrigation support, pest and disease surveillance, and stronger use of strategic food reserves. Infrastructure Update: Zambia’s Road Development Agency sent engineers to assess damage to Kankumba Bridge after a fatal crash involving two Volvo trucks; the bridge was closed temporarily and later reopened after the scene was cleared.