Zambia faces downside risks to the four per cent economic growth prospects projected for this year, says Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe. In a statement outlining the 2019 economic outlook, Mwanakatwe observed that the country faced downside risks to the projected economic growth, which included maintaining the fiscal deficit, weak credit growth and failure to address...

The Opposition Alliance has asked Zambians to support its decision to present a united front in the 2021 elections saying they are cognizant of the fact that together, they can remove PF and provide quality leadership in the country. And the Opposition Alliance has announced that it will this year tour all the 10 provinces...

Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda says President Edgar Lungu has left it to mining companies to justify why they are opposing Sales Tax. Meanwhile, Chanda says President Lungu may not be available for dialogue activities on January 18 due to preset engagements. Speaking to journalists at State House...

The Lusaka Magistrates' Court has sentenced a 48-year-old to two years' imprisonment with hard labour for stealing a TV remote and a black bag worth K230. In this matter, Albert Njobvu was charged with one count of burglary and theft. Particulars of the offence alleged that during the night of October 29, 2018, in Lusaka,...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says preparations for the 2021 general election will start next year. In an interview, ECZ Public Relations Manager Margaret Chimanse said the commission would be ready by 2021. “We have every system following the cycle; we’ll be ready by 2021,” Chimanse said. She explained that in 2019, as per...