The French Embassy in Lusaka says the 2017 AGRITECH Expo to be held in Chisamba this weekend will for the first time feature the French Pavilion. The AGRITECH Expo provides a unique opportunity for Zambian […]

The Human Rights Commission says the shooting of a bus driver and a passenger by a police officer in Lusaka’s Kamwala area is extremely worrying and at the same time frightening. On Monday this week, […]

Energy Minister David Mabumba has admitted that the increment in electricity tariffs was to a larger extent determined by politics and emotions. And Mabumba says it was the responsibility of the electricity consumers to make […]

United Nations resident coordinator Janet Rogan says she is encouraged to see many talented women venturing into the manufacturing sector in Zambia. Rogan was speaking at the inaugural seminar and award ceremony on women’s participation […]

Ministry of Finance Director of Economic Management Ireen Musonda Habasimbi says the ministry has not yet received an update from the Bank of Zambia on when Intermarket Bank will reopen to the public. On February […]

Commerce Trade and Industry Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe has expressed concern over the poor performance of the country’s manufacturing sector. Mwanakatwe said statistics from the Central Statistical Office show that the wholesale and retail sectors are […]

The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflections Executive Director Fr. Leonard Chiti says his organisation will support the planned IMF aid package to Zambia if no stringent conditionality for a bailout programme is attached. Cabinet has […]

Professor Oliver Saasa says the manner in which the arrest of opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema was done created some anxiety on the global money market because Zambia is known to be a relatively peaceful […]

Former Barclays Bank Zambia Plc Managing Director Saviour Chibiya has been appointed as Regional Managing Director responsible for among other functions, the Corporate and Investment Banking business for markets in Africa outside South Africa. Chibiya […]

The Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) has approved 67 Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for the month of March 2017 worth over $440 thousand. The approved projects are in energy, tourism, urban development, agriculture and forestry, […]