VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango says government sold maize from the country’s reserves because there was need to pay the farmers who had provided it. And Nalumango says the water levels at Kariba Dam are so low...

VISITING Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has encouraged leaders not to fear making mistakes when seeking best solutions for the well-being of the people they represent. President Nyusi also proudly remarked that his country’s National Assembly...

ECONOMIST Dr Lubinda Haabazoka says there will be no Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to talk about this year due to reduced economic activities as a result of the scarce electricity. Commenting on Zesco’s recent revelation...

[THE fact] that this chap can have the audacity to ask for six million hectares of land means he thinks you are very stupid people, who don’t recognise what you have, says Bob Sichinga. The...

MINISTER of Mines and Minerals Development Paul Kabuswe says the delayed June salaries at KCM is not government’s or Vedanta’s fault, but is due to the court processes that had put the mine in a...

ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala has disclosed that a Zesco team is in Namibia to negotiate the possibility of further clawing back power exported to that country. Kapala also says government will re-look the Indeni contract...

THE World Bank has recommended that government must reform the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) and the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to free up fiscal space for productive investments and to support diversification efforts. The...

NKANA Independent MP Binwell Mpundu has lamented that the law of forfeiture of proceeds of crime has over the years been abused to fix political opponents. And Sikongo UPND MP Mayungo Simushi says whenever the...

ZESCO has apologised for the recent extended disruptions in power supply and the absence of timely load power rationing schedules. The company has committed to publishing the load shedding timetable today. And Zesco has disclosed...

FINANCE Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has lamented the drop in Zambia’s projected growth from 4.8 percent to 2.3 percent, saying the first half of 2024 has been challenging. And Ministry of Finance and National Planning Assistant...