Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) president Charles Milupi says allowing private sector participation in energy production and distribution will force Zesco to operate more professionally. Government, in the last sitting of Parliament, introduced Electricity […]

The number of people killed in road accidents during the New Year holiday has remained unchanged at 13 in 2020, with a major reduction in the number of slight road traffic accidents from 33 in […]

Economist Professor Oliver Saasa has advised the Zambian government to tame its debt appetite in 2020 and cautioned it against defaults on loan repayments in the new year. Prof Saasa, the managing consultant at Premier […]

The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has projected a difficult year for workers in the country following the rise in inequality and the reduced workers’ bargaining power this year. And ZCTU says President Edgar […]

The Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) says non-performing loans were a major challenge for the sector in 2019 despite improving to 9.1 per cent from 9.5 per cent in October. Meanwhile, the Association has urged […]

Non-Governmental Gender Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) says it will engage both the ruling and opposition political parties in 2020 to resolve the impasse on the Constitution making process. And the organization has bemoaned the reluctance […]

I have never been fired before, so this is a new feeling, says former Information and Broadcasting Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo. On Sunday, President Edgar Lungu dropped Kasolo for saying that the salary cuts announced […]

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has lifted sanctions that were imposed on Zambia after confirming receipt of the US$1.4 million debt owed to the bank. Last week, AfDB announced that it had imposed sanctions on […]

President Edgar Lungu has fired Information and Broadcasting Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo for saying that the salary cuts announced by the Head of State were voluntary. In his fareewell message to media bodies that he […]

The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflections (JCTR) says Zambia is not food secure because there are still people who are going without food in hunger-stricken areas. Last Tuesday, Agriculture Minister Micheal Katambo announced that the […]