GOVERNMENT has announced that load-shedding will increase to 17 hours per day effective September 1, 2024. And Energy Minister Makozo Chikote says current Zesco tariffs are insufficient when it comes to meeting the cost of...

CHAPTER One Foundation says there is a lack of transparency in government’s decisions regarding the alleged purchase of Zambeef’s Chiawa Farm. The organisation also notes that there is no information shared to show that the...

INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative in Zambia Eric Lautier has refuted claims that the institution is pressuring IDC to offload some of its assets. Lautier observes that there’s too much politics in economic discourse...

CNMC Luanshya Copper Mines says it has pumped out 11 million cubic meters of water at its 18 and 28 Shafts. In an interview, CNMC Corporate Affairs Manager Sydney Chileya disclosed that the stated volumes...

THE Bank of Zambia (BOZ) has advised citizens not to be complicit in schemes that externalise money illegally. BOZ Governor Denny Kalyalya has also announced that the Monetary Policy Committee has decided to maintain the...

PF FACTION president Miles Sampa has insisted that he will sue the Industrial development Corporation (IDC) for refuting his claims that the corporation is offloading some of its assets and describing this as fake news....

THE Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA) has called for accountability and transparency in the utilisation of resources, saying this should not just be on paper but seen to be done. ZICA president, Yande Mwenye,...

SECRETARY to the Treasury, Felix Nkulukusa, has clarified that government has not bought Zambeef’s Chiawa farm. However, Nkulukusa says IDC is considering purchasing the farm, and is currently undertaking due diligence on the property. Recently,...

THE Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has refuted claims that it is selling some of its assets like Mukuba Hotel, Mulungushi Village Complex and Mulungushi International Conference Centre. PF faction president Miles Sampa alleged in a...

POLICE say three male illegal miners aged between 25 and 30 have died while digging for suspected gold at Mulopwe Metal Mining Limited in Kasempa District, North-Western Province. In a statement, Tuesday, Police Spokesperson Rae...