MINISTER of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development Charles Milupi has urged local authorities to come up with right specifications for CDF projects and ensure adherence from contractors engaged to do the works. Social media has... […]

THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has disclosed that it has intercepted and seized a truck which smuggled 2,222 cases of alcoholic beverages concealed as maize bran, commonly known as Gaga. ZRA says the seized consignment... […]

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Zambia has demonstrated commendable tenacity in stabilising its economy with growth rates in 2023 and 2024 surpassing initial forecasts despite facing economic shocks. The IMF has disclosed that it... […]

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has described the Strategic Agriculture Finance Facility (SAFF) as a clincher in the empowerment of small-scale entrepreneurs in the agriculture sector who are not beneficiaries under the Farmer... […]

MOPANI Copper Mines PLC says it has started clearing the outstanding payments to contractors and suppliers following the inflow of funding from the mines’ new investor, International Resources Holding (IRH). And Mopani CEO Charles Sakanya... […]

ECONOMIST Lubinda Haabazoka says the Kwacha is just two weeks away from hitting the K30 against US$1 psychological barrier. And Dr Habaazoka says some businessmen have run away from transacting in Zambia because the economy... […]

GOVERNMENT has disclosed that China Jiangsu will begin the process of shipping plant equipment for the prefabricated housing material factory to be set up in Zambia after February. Minister of Infrastructure, Housing Urban and Development... […]

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has told members of the diplomatic corps accredited to Zambia that his government’s intent is to work with their respective governments in the space of economic diplomacy, investment and trade. The Head... […]

THE Ministry of Health has disclosed that the country has in the last 24 hours recorded 449 new cholera cases, 18 deaths and 421 discharges. And Health Minister Sylvia Masebo says her ministry has in... […]

CENTRE for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) Executive Director Isaac Mwaipopo says the first quarter of 2024 may remain quite challenging owing to the performance of the exchange rate. And Mwaipopo has observed that in... […]