MINISTER of Community Development and Social Services Doreen Mwamba has lamented that street kids are not interested in accessing empowerment funds despite the loans being available for them. In an interview, Mwamba said very few...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has wondered why African countries are made to pay higher interests than Europeans when accessing financing. And President Hichilema says what his administration is doing for marketers through ensuring financing is what...

ZAMBIA Consumer Association executive secretary Juba Sakala has cautioned consumers against purchasing expired goods or products nearing expiration during next week’s Black Friday. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) recently advised consumers to track...

ZAMBIA Statistics Agency (ZamStats) interim statistician general Mulenga Musepa says the leaked fake figures of the 2022 census of population are actually a projection of figures from an old exercise. In a statement, Tuesday ZamStats...

THE Energy Regulation Board has disclosed that according to the recently conducted Electricity Cost of Service Study, Zambia needs a total of U$14 billion dollars to meet the expected electricity demand of 4,169 megawatts by...

NATIONAL Union for Small Scale Farmers in Zambia (NUSFAZ) president Frank Kayula says some cooperative members in some districts across the country have been left out of the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP). In an...

AGRICULTURE Minister Mtolo Phiri says government has made arrangements with the Ministry of Transport and Logistics for an exemption to be made for fertilizer trucks to move at night to quicken the delivery process. And...

THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) says it has considered Zesco’s application to revise connection fees and it is now in consultation with government on the same. And Energy Minister Peter Kapala says once approved, the...

SECRETARY to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa has attributed the oversubscription to Bank of Zambia treasury bills to improved investor confidence in the country. The BOZ treasury bill auction last week was oversubscribed after receiving bids...

MINISTER of Small and Medium Enterprises Elias Mubanga says the country has seen a surge in SMEs as evidenced by the number of individuals visiting his ministry to obtain recommendations to access financing. And Mubanga...