THE Mine Workers Union of Zambia (MUZ) says it is concerned about the continued high cost of living, worsened by load shedding and fuel price hikes, which has reduced miners’ living standards. The union says... […]

THE Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) says the recently signed Zambia-Saudi Arabia debt restructuring agreement will help restore confidence in the Zambian market. Last week, Zambia and Saudi Arabia signed a debt... […]

THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has increased the price of petrol from K33.67 per litre to K34.67, while maintaining the costs of diesel, kerosene and jet A-I at K32.43, K28.67 and K31.49, respectively. In a... […]

ZAMBIA Development Agency (ZDA) Director General Albert Halwampa says $9.83 billion investment pledges were actualized between 2021 and 2024. And Halwampa says good political leadership, alongside debt restructuring, is one of the reasons for the... […]

THE Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) has disclosed that export earnings from refined copper increased from K17.2 billion in October 2024 to K20.4 billion in November 2024, representing a positive variance of 18.7 percent. In a... […]

ZESCO Limited says it has managed to raise $2 million per month since the implementation of the emergency tariff plan on November 1, 2024, against a target of $15 million. Zesco has also disclosed that... […]

MINES Minister Pual Kabuswe has allayed fears of job losses at Kagem Mine, following its decision to suspend operations until June next year. Last week, Kagem Mining Limited announced that it had temporarily suspended its... […]

GOVERNMENT says during this farming season, it has given loans under the Sustainable Agriculture Financing Facility (SAFF) to about 3,000 farmers, amounting to over K400 million. SAFF is a programme under the Ministry of Agriculture... […]

MINISTRY of Energy Permanent Secretary Peter Mumba says rural areas are still lagging behind in terms of accessing electricity. And Mumba says the 2023 National Energy Access Survey report reveals that 18.6 percent of households... […]

FINANCE Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the rising food inflation and escalating cost of living have further deepened social economic disparities. And Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) president Osward Mungule has urged government to reform... […]