THE Zambia National Marketers Credit Association (ZANAMACA) has lamented that the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) is working in isolation, and not engaging relevant stakeholders in the management of marketeer booster loans. In an interview,... […]

SECRETARY to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa says all achievements made so far will go into despair if the debt restructuring process is delayed. And IMF Director for Strategy, Policy, and Review department Ceyla Pazarbasioglu has... […]

FORMER finance minister Ng’andu Magande says as government pushes debt restructuring, there is need to sort out issues around Mopani and KCM so that money generated from those mines can cover the growing debt. In... […]

COPPERBELT Minister Elisha Matambo says the staple food shortage is likely to improve once government offloads some impounded mealie meal on the market. In an interview, Wednesday, Matambo said the government was impounding trucks every... […]

THE Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) has described government’s decision to sign a statutory instrument to provide for suspension of import duty on mealie meal as a liberal move. But the Zambia Association... […]

RTSA says it has approved a downward adjustment of bus fares by K1 for Lusaka, Copperbelt and other towns and 3.5 percent for intercity long distance routes. Meanwhile, the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has cautioned... […]

NATIONAL Union for Small Scale Farmers in Zambia (NUSFAZ) president Dr Frank Kayula says the country has insufficient cassava to ease demand for mealie meal at the moment. Commenting on Agriculture Minister Mtolo Phiri’s advise... […]

GOVERNMENT says it is appealing to the IMF not to punish Zambia in an event that it does not manage to sign an MOU with its official creditors in time for the anticipated US$188 million... […]

HOME Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu has announced that government has halted the exportation of mealie meal and maize due to a deficit in the country. And Defence Minister Ambrose Lufuma has disclosed... […]

THE Kwacha has continued to appreciate against the US dollar in the last few days and closed the day yesterday at an average of K18 to K19. According to the Bank of Zambia market rates,... […]