ECONOMIST Trevor Hambayi says the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) is only postponing the challenges of high cost of living in the country by increasing the minimum Statutory Reserve Ratio. On Monday, BoZ announced that the... […]

GOVERNMENT says it has upheld the Zambia Environmental Management Agency’s decision to cancel the decision letter issued to Mwembeshi Resources Limited to conduct mining activities in the Lower Zambezi. Green Economy and Environment Minister Collins... […]

THE Bank of Zambia has announced that the minimum statutory reserve ratio will be increased by three percentage points to 14.5 percent from 11.5 percent with effect from Monday, November 13. The Central Bank says... […]

THE Lusaka City Council (LCC) has disclosed that it has disposed of about 900 Kilograms of assorted meat products for not meeting public health guidelines for public consumption amidst the outbreak of anthrax disease. In... […]

SOME restaurant owners in Lusaka have lamented that the escalating mealie meal prices have forced them to reduce the quantity of nshima given to customers. Some of the businesses operating in Lusaka’s Longacres and Northmead... […]

THE cost of living for a family of five in Lusaka for October has increased to K9, 294.76 from the K9, 146.06 recorded in September 2023. According to the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR)... […]

THE Zambia Revenue Authority says it will not issue a Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) to non-compliant taxpayers effective January 1, 2024. In a statement yesterday, ZRA Corporate Communications Manager Oliver Nzala explained that tax clearance... […]

SOME butchery operators around Lusaka’s town centre have lamented that the outbreak of Anthrax has resulted in low demand for beef products. According to the Ministry of Health, people get infected with anthrax when germ... […]

THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has maintained the October fuel pump prices for the month of November. Addressing the media during the monthly fuel pump price review, Tuesday, ERB Board Chairperson Reynolds Bowa said petrol... […]

THE Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) says it investigated 13 procurement matters in the third quarter of 2023 and considered appeals from aggrieved bidders arising from various procurements. During the third quarter press briefing yesterday,... […]