ENERGY Minister Mathew Nkhuwa is expected to announce an official position on Statutory Instrument No. 57 of 2020, which declared the Copperbelt Energy Corporation’s (CEC) infrastructure as common carrier by the end of this year, […]

THE annual rate of inflation has increased to 17.4 per cent in November, up from 16 per cent recorded in October, mainly induced by huge price increases in food and non-food items, the highest on […]

THE Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc (CEC) says its sales volumes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this year should not be expected to hit more than the 25 per cent growth it achieved last […]

THE Kitwe Chamber of Commerce has described 2020 as a dark year where government has constantly interfered with local businesses, leading to disruption and heightened uncertainty. And the Chamber has predicted that government will increase […]

JOURNALISTS must be careful to report news in the correct context, especially in a general election year, to avoid unnecessary conflicts with sources, says Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga. Speaking […]

THE kwacha has depreciated to hit the K21.00 per dollar psychological barrier for the first time ever in Zambia’s history, owing to overwhelmingly high demand for the greenback on the local market, compounded with little […]

FIRST Quantum Minerals (FQM) Limited has posted a record quarterly copper output of over 211,000 metric tonnes in the third quarter of this year, up 10 per cent compared to the same period last year, […]

ZAMBIA urgently needs debt relief to help the country deal with the Coronavirus pandemic and revive the stressed economy, says Oxfam. In a policy note dubbed: Zambia’s Private Debt and the Coronavirus, Oxfam, the globally-renowned […]

THE annual rate of inflation has increased to 16 per cent in October, up from 15.7 per cent recorded in September, mainly induced by a jump in food prices, according to the Zambia Statistics Agency […]

ZAMBIA’S economy severely contracted by an unprecedented 2.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2020, triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, which slashed productivity across various sectors, market data shows. But the mining and ICT […]