THE Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia (OMCAZ) says Energy Regulations Board’s (ERB) directive to prioritise retail sites when allocating diesel from the TAZAMA pipeline will ensure security of supply in needy areas. In an... […]

IMF Resident Representative in Zambia Eric Lautier says the Fund is forecasting a very strong economic recovery for Zambia in 2025, with a projected 6.2 per cent GDP growth. In an interview, Lautier said the... […]

FORMER Kasenengwa PF MP Sensio Banda says government’s projected economic growth for 2025 of 6.2 percent is questionable, given the existing economic challenges. He says time will tell if the projected economic performance will come... […]

MINISTRY of Education Permanent Secretary Joel Kamoko says government is aware of overstaffing in some schools and takes that into account when deploying newly recruited teachers. Kamoka says his ministry has a policy of redistributing... […]

ZESCO Limited says its outstanding debt owed to Independent Power Pools (IPPs) has been reduced to $379 million from $1.8 billion. In an interview, Monday, Zesco Spokesperson Matongo Maumbi said the utility company was actively... […]

ECONOMIST Trevor Hambayi has attributed the action by some individuals to hold on to money when the Central Bank puts it into circulation to a shift in spending habits, triggered by lack of liquidity in... […]

ENERGY Regulation Board (ERB) Director General Elijah Sichone says the regulator has issued a directive to the effect that retail sites should be prioritised in terms of diesel allocation from the TAZAMA pipeline. Addressing the... […]

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has announced the appointment of a new Board of Directors for the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZAMSTATS), to be headed by Oliver Chinganya as Chairperson. According to a statement... […]

WONDERFUL GROUP Deputy CEO Roy Mwamba says works at its $595 million United Capital Fertilizer Urea Plant are now 60 per cent complete and the project has so far created about 2,300 contractual jobs. Mwamba... […]

MINISTRY of Agriculture Permanent Secretary John Mulongoti has disclosed that about 710,000 FISP beneficiaries, translating into 70 per cent, have so far collected their inputs. In an interview, Mulongoti said the statistic was accurate as... […]