FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says 81.6 per cent of the national budget will be financed through taxes and levies. And Dr Musokotwane says it was necessary to increase the mobile money... […]

ZAMBIA, Tanzania and China have signed the US$1.4 billion TAZARA revitalisation agreement, which includes the purchase of 34 new locomotives, 16 passenger coaches and 760 wagons. In a statement issued Monday, Ministry of Transport and... […]

ECONOMIST Trevor Hambayi has described the 2026 National Budget as economically balanced. And Hambayi says financing 80 per cent of the budget through domestic revenue is a positive step. On Friday, Finance and National Planning... […]

MOPANI Copper Mines Plc Chief Executive Officer Charles Sakanya says the company is pressing ahead with a $1.9 billion expansion project, including a new $400 million investment aimed at boosting copper cathode production to 226,000... […]

THE Center for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has called for increased budgetary allocation to the health sector in response to the withdrawal of aid by the US. CTPD Executive Director Isaac Mwaipopo has also... […]

THE Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) has disclosed that the country’s economy grew by 5.2 percent in the second quarter of 2025, compared to 1.9 percent in the second quarter of 2024. Meanwhile, the annual inflation... […]

THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has advised members of the public against engaging with any financial service provider that is not licensed. In a statement, Thursday, BoZ Assistant Director of Communications Besnat Mwanza said the... […]

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane is today expected to present the 2026 National Budget. This will be the fourth National Budget to be presented by the UPND since taking office in 2021.... […]

COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga says Zambia is currently exporting fertiliser to all eight neighbouring countries, including Burundi. Meanwhile, Finance and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says based on the developments at... […]

THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) says it intends to finish paying all farmers who supplied maize by October 31, 2025. The assurance comes after an appeal from the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU), which had... […]