GOVERNMENT has awarded contracts for the construction of a greenfield airport in Nakonde District and the upgrading of Mfuwe International Airport in Mfuwe to ZNS and Anhui Shui’an Construction Group, respectively. Transport and Logistics Minister...

THE Ministry of Green Economy and Environment, through the Zambia Meteorological Department (ZMD), says it has noted a Tropical Low-Pressure System over the Mozambique channel. MET says this tropical low-pressure system is projected to be...

FINANCE Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane says among the many measures that government is undertaking to reduce the cost of borrowing from commercial banks is ensuring a reduced fiscal deficit. Dr Musokotwane says government is also focused...

THE Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has cautioned the public against consuming fish from the Kafue River and other polluted streams. Last week, government disclosed that a pollutant that was discharged by Sino Metals Leach...

THE World Bank Group (WBG) says Zambia’s population is frequently exposed to several external and internal vulnerabilities that hinder poverty reduction. WBG observes that on the macroeconomic front, the country’s economic activity is closely tied...

GOVERNMENT has disclosed that it has completely put under control the fall army worm infestation. Last month, government revealed that 125,886 hectares, representing 15 percent of planted land, had been affected by fall army worms....

COPPERBELT Province Minister Elisha Matambo has assured Kitwe residents that normal water supply will be restored on Tuesday or even earlier. Matambo says there was negligence on the part of Sino Metals Leach Zambia Limited,...

THE Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development has revoked mining rights within Mopani Copper Mines PLC’s large-scale mining licence No. 7073-HQ-LML in Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province. The revoked rights include Small-Scale Exploration Licence 38443-HQ-SEL, held...

THE World Bank Group (WBG) says Zambia is simultaneously amongst the poorest and the most unequal countries in the world. WBG says its findings reveal that in 2015, three in five individuals were expected to...

STATE HOUSE says the suspension of the 15 per cent export duty on precious stones is a well calculated decision to strengthen the economy and protect Zambian jobs. Last week, Minister of Finance and National...