British High Commissioner to Zambia Fergus Cochrane-Dyet says UK investors’ number one concern is the country’s public debt situation. According to brief remarks posted on the British envoy’s Twitter feed, High Commissioner Cochrane-Dyet stated that […]

Tax experts say the erratic frequent changes to the Zambian mining fiscal regime in the last four years have damaged its credibility and have led to negative relations between government and the industry. According to […]

State House says President Edgar Lungu received the controversial piece of land in the Kingdom of eSwatini in his “private capacity” as a citizen of Zambia. And State House has rebuffed any suggestion that President […]

Inflation is likely to shoot up in the short-term, but will remain range bound, says Bank of Zambia governor Dr Denny Kalyalya. And Dr Kalyalya says local commercial banks are having challenges in meeting the […]

The Bank of Zambia has maintained the same Monetary Policy Rate and Statutory Reserve Ratio again in a bid to induce lower interest rates and revive economic growth. Speaking during a media briefing in Lusaka […]

Works and Supply Minister Felix Mutati says some officials misusing government vehicles have been caught abusing the public assets at local tourist attractions in the country. And Mutati has warned that the continued abuse of […]

Grain traders have urged government to maintain Zambia’s open-border policy to ensure the country still remains competitive regionally, especially in in view of reduced maize output this year. And the Grain Traders’ Association of Zambia […]

Retail prices of mealie-meal in Lusaka have jumped by an average K10.00 in some outlets, registering an eight-month record high of K80 per 25Kg breakfast bag. And the Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) says prices […]

Zambia has recorded only 2.4 million metric tonnes of maize for the 2017-2018 agricultural season, down from a bumper harvest of over 3.6 million tonnes produced last year. And three major cash crops – sorghum, […]

HIV-related diseases remains Zambia’s top killer, according to data from the 2015/2016 Sample Vital Registration with Verbal Autopsy (SAVVY). And results from SAVVY show that malaria is still the country’s leading cause of death for […]