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18 Nov 2022 | Philip Chisalu

HH launches CEEC Marketeers Booster Loans, notes lack of access to financing

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has wondered why African countries are made to pay higher interests than Europeans when accessing financing. And President Hichilema says what his administration is doing for marketers through ensuring financing is what...

18 Nov 2022 | Philip Chisalu

ZACA warns consumers to be wary of scammers, expired goods on Black Friday

ZAMBIA Consumer Association executive secretary Juba Sakala has cautioned consumers against purchasing expired goods or products nearing expiration during next week’s Black Friday. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) recently advised consumers to track...

18 Nov 2022 | Philip Chisalu

2022 census data almost ready, MoF will announce – ZamStats

ZAMBIA Statistics Agency (ZamStats) interim statistician general Mulenga Musepa says the leaked fake figures of the 2022 census of population are actually a projection of figures from an old exercise. In a statement, Tuesday ZamStats...

18 Nov 2022 | Philip Chisalu

Some cooperative members have been left out of FISP – Small Scale Farmers

NATIONAL Union for Small Scale Farmers in Zambia (NUSFAZ) president Frank Kayula says some cooperative members in some districts across the country have been left out of the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP). In an...

17 Nov 2022 | Philip Chisalu

Fertilizer trucks will move in the night for quicker delivery – Minister

AGRICULTURE Minister Mtolo Phiri says government has made arrangements with the Ministry of Transport and Logistics for an exemption to be made for fertilizer trucks to move at night to quicken the delivery process. And...

17 Nov 2022 | Philip Chisalu

Govt refutes claims that Kamwala Remand Prison has been sold

GOVERNMENT has refuted social media claims that the land where Kamwala Remand Prison is sitting has been sold to an investor who plans to erect a shopping mall there. Minister of Home Affairs Jack Mwiimbu...

17 Nov 2022 | Philip Chisalu

New Zesco connection fees will be effected on Jan 1 – Govt

THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) says it has considered Zesco’s application to revise connection fees and it is now in consultation with government on the same. And Energy Minister Peter Kapala says once approved, the...

17 Nov 2022 | Philip Chisalu

Police nab Mpulungu man for attempting to sell daughter

POLICE in Mpulungu have arrested a 32-year-old man for attempting to sell his four-year-old daughter at K130, 000. In a statement, Tuesday, Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said Kalumba Chipili allegedly tricked his former wife that...

17 Nov 2022 | Philip Chisalu

Nkulukusa attributes treasury bills oversubscription to improved investor confidence

SECRETARY to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa has attributed the oversubscription to Bank of Zambia treasury bills to improved investor confidence in the country. The BOZ treasury bill auction last week was oversubscribed after receiving bids...

17 Nov 2022 | Philip Chisalu

We’ve seen a surge in SMEs due to different financing packages – Mubanga

MINISTER of Small and Medium Enterprises Elias Mubanga says the country has seen a surge in SMEs as evidenced by the number of individuals visiting his ministry to obtain recommendations to access financing. And Mubanga...