RENOWNED lawyer and journalist Dickson Jere has wondered why government has decided to suspend the 15 per cent export tax imposed on gemstones and precious stones – barely two months after it became effective. On... […]

ENERGY Minister Makozo Chikote says the recently launched Electricity Open Access will now bring about competition. Makozo says his ministry will be a role model to government institutions by installing rooftop solar panels. Meanwhile, Zesco... […]

GOVERNMENT says it has finalised the gazetting of its Provisional Schedule of Tariff Concessions (PSTC) under the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). In a statement, Monday, Ministry of Commerce, Trade and... […]

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has called on Air Forces on the continent to help one another in humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, and search and rescue. President Hichilema, who was represented by Acting Defence Minister Douglas Syakalima... […]

ECONOMIST Lubinda Haabazoka says as much as the Central Bank is trying to arrest the high inflation rate, increasing the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) is merely penalising local businesses. On Wednesday, Bank of Zambia Governor... […]

AUSTRALIAN High Commissioner to Zambia Minoli Perera says various external factors are making it difficult for Zambia’s economy to progress. In an interview, Thursday, High Commissioner Perera said the Zambian government needed the private sector’s... […]

THE Bank of Zambia has announced that it has taken possession of Ecsponent Financial Services Limited, trading as MyBucks Zambia, due to insolvency. In a statement, Monday, Bank of Zambia Communications Assistant Director Besnat Mwanza... […]

DEPUTY Chief of Mission at the Japanese Embassy Satoshi Ominato says although the Zambian government is working hard to improve the business environment, there is a need to address certain hurdles which hinder foreign business... […]

BY launching the Electricity Open Access, I believe that the names that I have been given will not be there, says Minister of Energy Makozo Chikote. And Association of Power Companies president Sylvester Hibanjene says... […]

ZAMBIA Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says four suspected criminals were on February 10, 2025, gunned down by a combined team from the Anti-Robbery Squad and Scorpion Unit. In a statement, Saturday, Hamoonga said this was... […]