GOVERNMENT says it is considering engaging private companies to start using drones to transport medical and agriculture drugs to areas which are difficult to reach by road. Minister of Technology and Science Felix Mutati says... […]

MINEWORKERS’ Union of Zambia (MUZ) president Joseph Chewe has attributed the shutting down of the Nchanga Copper Smelter in Chingola for 21 days by KCM to lack of maintenance. On Tuesday, Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) announced... […]

THE Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA) says it has seized 17 bales of used undergarments from a trader along Freedom Way in Lusaka valued at K68,000. ZCSA says used undergarments might potentially carry Sexually Transmitted... […]

AMERICA-BASED Zambian law Professor Muna Ndulo says the process of setting up an International Court on Corruption is on-going in the United States. And Lawyer Dumisani Tembo has called for the devolution of some functions... […]

ECONOMIST Oliver Saasa has challenged government to learn how to dialogue with the private sector, lamenting that since the establishment of the Public Private Dialogue Forum (PPDF) last year, they have only met once. Prof... […]

GOVERNMENT says the process of formalising illegal mining activities is ongoing, and that it has received 52 applications from cooperatives for possible issuance of mining licenses. In an interview, Monday, Ministry of Mines and Minerals... […]

THE Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) has called on stakeholders in the agriculture sector to invest in maize storage facilities, saying the country has a deficit in terms of such kind of infrastructure. Government has... […]

THE Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) has called for partnerships, innovative structuring, and financing solutions to overcome challenges of the demand and supply gap in the mining sector with renewable energy. CEC Chief Financial Officer Mutale... […]

ECONOMIST Trevor Simumba says the debt restructuring deal has given Zambia breathing space, joking that Finance and National Planning  Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane can now smile as he has been stressed. And Simumba says the... […]

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says ensuring internet access for most people must be one of Africa’s agenda items. Speaking at the Inclusive Fintech 2023 Forum in Rwanda, Wednesday, President Hichilema said urban populations took internet for... […]