MPOROKOSO PF MP Brian Mundubile says the revelation by JCTR that the cost of living for the month of December has gone up by K440.31 makes a sad reading, especially that most Zambians are barely... […]

GOVERNMENT says the country has in the recent past recorded isolated pockets of fall army worm infestation in Lufwanyama, Mumbwa, Shibuyunji and Monze Districts, among other areas. Ministry of Agriculture Director for Agriculture Dr Chizumba... […]

TOURISM Council of Zambia (TCZ) Chairman Yousuf Zumla has described government’s decision to waive visa requirements for nationals from 53 countries as a good thing. The waiver is covering countries like Argentina, Turkey, Ukraine, Israel,... […]

FINANCE Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has named the NATSAVE Bank board, to be headed by Danies Chisenda as interim chairperson and Fredrick Malambo as vice-chairperson. Others appointed to the board are: Nchimunya Mpabalwani, Davis Sitali, Dorothy... […]

ZICA president Yande Mwenye says while Zambia is expected to record some growth in 2025, it probably won’t be as projected in the budget. Government has set an ambitious target of a 6.2 percent growth... […]

MARK O’Donnell says the business community is opposing Lusaka City Council’s 300 per cent property rate increase because there is a gap in the council’s service delivery. O’Donnell, a committee member of the Business Coalition... […]

THE Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) says it has recorded a K440.31 increase in the cost of living for Lusaka families, as reflected in its December 2024 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket (BNNB). In... […]

FINANCE Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane says the 2024 budget wouldn’t have been fully funded if Zambia didn’t receive the recent disbursement from the IMF. On Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund approved the fourth review of Zambia’s... […]

MINISTRY of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary for Administration Maambo Hamaundu says the Lusaka City Council has not increased property rates by 300 percent but has merely proposed it. He adds that people... […]

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the fourth review of Zambia’s 38-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement, triggering an immediate disbursement of US$184 million (K5.1 billion). And IMF Resident Representative in Zambia Eric Lautier... […]