THE Energy Regulation Board has increased pump prices for all petroleum products, with petrol going up by K1.60 to K33.06 per litre and diesel by K1.18 to K34.45 for November. Last month, ERB increased petrol... […]

THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has assured the public that differences in the positioning of security threads on banknotes of the same denomination do not mean the notes are counterfeit. The central bank has explained […]

THE annual inflation rate for October has risen by 0.2 percentage points to 6.3 percent from 6.1 percent recorded in September 2026. Speaking during a press briefing, Thursday, Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) Statistician General Sheila... […]

ECONOMIST Bright Chizonde has warned that government’s plan to borrow an additional K18 billion from the domestic market risks pushing up interest rates and limiting access to loans for private businesses. Recently, Finance and National... […]

THE latest Auditor General’s Report has revealed that the Ministry of Finance and National Planning failed to collect K243.3 million in expected revenue from four sources during the financial year ended December 31, 2025. The... […]

ZAMBIA Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) says government should not reduce the PAYE tax rate in the 2027 national budget, as the country needs more revenue to finance the Grow Zambia Agenda. ZIPAR... […]

GOVERNMENT says it will inspect private and public premises, including security-sensitive locations, in order to collect data on charcoal production. The Forestry Department says the project, which is being funded by the World Bank, is... […]

ZAMBIA Revenue Authority (ZRA) Commissioner General Dingani Banda says achieving the K185 billion revenue collection target for 2026 will require effective tax administration and cooperation among taxpayers and other stakeholders. In a speech read on... […]

THE latest Auditor General’s Report has revealed that the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) fined 393 taxpayers amounts totalling over K26 million for not utilising the Smart Invoicing System. Meanwhile, the report has revealed that Access... […]

LUAMPA UPND MP Makozo Chikote has lamented that investors find it difficult to acquire land and obtain title deeds because traditional leaders in Western Province are “difficult”. During his maiden speech in Parliament last Wednesday,... […]