MINISTER of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Elias Mubanga says government has given his ministry about K400 million for various empowerment programmes for this year. In an interview, Tuesday, Mubanga said the said allocation had...

THE Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) has expressed concern about government’s decision to allow the importation of 125,000 metric tons of wheat. In a statement, ZNFU president Jervis Zimba said the decision by the Ministry...

ZESCO Limited Director Power Generation Wesley Lwiindi says the company is in discussion to construct a 2,400 megawatts total installed capacity power station at Batoka Gorge. And Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) Director Water Resources Christopher...

ZAMBIA Revenue Authority (ZRA) Board Chairperson Caleb Fundanga says the country is far from becoming a cashless economy. In an interview, Dr Fundanga said globally, only Sweden had gotten closer to becoming a cashless economy....

ZESCO has announced that it will carry out a rotational load shedding exercise which will commence today, January 3, 2023. In a statement, Sunday, the Zesco Corporate Affairs Department stated that there was a reduction...

OIL Marketing Companies Association of Zambia president Kafula Mubanga has welcomed government’s decision to remove custom duty from petroleum products supplied in Zambia. This week, the Ministry of Energy wrote to Oil Marketing Companies informing...

MINISTER of Commerce, Trade and Industry Chipoka Mulenga has advised the business community in the country against panic buying as a result of the much anticipated COVID-19 wave. The country has recently seen a sharp...

THE Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) says the revised minimum wages for certain groups is a step forward but remains insufficient to address the current cost of living. JCTR Social and Economic Development Programmes...

ZAMBIA Consumer Association (ZACA) has expressed displeasure at the indication by the Energy Regulation Board that the monthly price reviews for fuel will continue even in 2023. Recently, ERB Board Chairperson Reynolds Bowa revealed that...

THE Energy Regulation Board has reduced the price of petrol by K1.40 per litre, while diesel has been reduced by 94n and kerosene by 47n. The January 2023 pump prices have been adjusted as follows:...