ICT Awards: Sparc Systems Limited was crowned ICT Company of the Year at the TICON Africa 2026 Excellence Awards in Livingstone, with the firm also seeing its leadership shortlisted for ICT Professional of the Year. Zambia Budget Watch: Cabinet approved Zambia’s Green Paper for the 2027–2029 Medium Term Budget Plan, setting the fiscal direction ahead of the 2027 National Budget and flagging El Niño drought risks to the Grow Zambia Agenda. Sanitation Tech for Farms: A Czech-UNDP-supported project in Kashitu is piloting urine-diverting dry toilets that turn human waste into fertiliser, backed by training and demonstration plots for farmers. Climate Resilience: Government and UNDP handed over the CRRF project in Mambwe, including boreholes, water kiosks and irrigation support to strengthen community preparedness for droughts and floods. Energy & Industry: Nava commissioned a 100MW solar project in Zambia as it moves into utility-scale renewables, while Zambia also pushed for a more competitive construction industry that embraces innovation and technology. AI Access: A Nigerian startup, Udu Technologies, is pitching cheaper GPU cloud access for African AI developers, including deployments across Zambia.