THE annual rate of inflation has again jumped to 21.5 per cent in January, up from 19.2 per cent recorded in December, mainly induced by massive price increases in food items, the highest on record since April, 2016, according to the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZSA). Announcing Zambia’s annual rate of inflation for the month of...

AUDITOR General Dick Sichembe has vowed that his office will continue to expose those who mismanage and abuse public funds. And USAID director in the office of the Democratic Rights and Governance Dr Nina Bowen says strong and independent government institutions, the press and civil society have a role to play in rooting out corruption...

MINES and Minerals Development Minister Richard Musukwa says Mopani Copper Mines is now projected to hit 150,000 tonnes of copper production per year following ZCCM-IH’s takeover from Glencore Plc. And Musukwa says an intensive search for ZCCM-IH’s strategic partner to run Mopani is underway, with government already having received expressions of interest from companies from...