ZESCO Limited and First Quantum Minerals Limited (FQM) have signed a 10 year Power Supply Agreement (PSA) following the expiration of a 20 year contract on November 4, 2023. ZESCO Managing Director Victor Mapani has... […]

NEW Heritage Party president Chishala Kateka says the country is not seeing a well thought out approach to resolving the current economic issues, urging government to embrace ideas from everyone in order to see some... […]

NDOLA City Council Town Clerk George Mulenga says the council came up with the idea of introducing a wheelbarrow vendor levy so that operators could also contribute towards the maintenance of public places. Mulenga, however,... […]

ECONOMIST Noel Nkhoma says the Zambian market has become highly speculative due to the depreciating Kwacha. Last week, the Bank of Zambia announced that it had raised the Statutory Reserve Ratio (SRR) to 17 percent,... […]

THE Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) says government’s cheap mealie meal intervention, through the Zambia National Service (ZNS) and the Zambia Correctional Service (ZCS), has negatively impacted commercial millers. In an interview, Thursday, MAZ president Andrew... […]

NATIONAL Union for Small Scale Farmers in Zambia (NUSFAZ) president Dr Frank Kayula says it’s too early for UPND officials to start tarnishing their party’s image and that of the President through their involvement in... […]

UPND member Wise Lukwesa has denied stealing 156 bags of D Compound and Urea fertiliser, saying he bought the commodity from stranded FISP beneficiaries using his CDF loan. On Tuesday, Lukwesa, who is UPND Kasama... […]

BANK of Zambia Governor Dr Denny Kalyalya says the delayed debt restructuring process has affected the expected foreign currency inflows into the country. Dr Kalyalya has described the Central Banks’ decision to adjust upwards to... […]

ECONOMICS Association of Zambia National Secretary Gibson Masumbu says it is his expectation that the Central Bank will today adjust upwards the Monetary Policy Rate which is currently at 10.0 percent. And Masumbu says the... […]

FORMER Bank of Zambia Governor Christopher Mvunga says he sympathises with his successor Denny Kalyalya and Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane on the situation government finds itself in regarding the deal with bondholders. And Mvunga has... […]