Energy Minister David Mabumba has admitted that the increment in electricity tariffs was to a larger extent determined by politics and emotions. And Mabumba says it was the responsibility of the electricity consumers to make Zesco financially viable. Featuring on ZNBC’s Sunday Interview, Mabumba told programme host Grevazio Zulu that government saw it prudent to...

Veteran politician Mbita Chitala says the “foolish conduct by government” of selling land to foreign investors must come to an end. In a statement today, Chitala who is MMD founder and businessman, said foreigners who currently own land in Zambia must be compelled by law to surrender their titles to the government and be given...

United Nations resident coordinator Janet Rogan says she is encouraged to see many talented women venturing into the manufacturing sector in Zambia. Rogan was speaking at the inaugural seminar and award ceremony on women’s participation in the manufacturing sector at Radisson Blu Hotel in Lusaka this morning. “It is indeed encouraging to see so many...

President Edgar Lungu today officiated that the National Field Day organized by NWK Agri-services in Sinazongwe where he applauded the 50 ngwee increase in cotton prices. Addressing traditional leaders, Cabinet Ministers and local farmers among other stakeholders, President Lungu said he was confident that the cotton price increase would spur more people to grow the...

Airtel Zambia has annoyed its subscribers with an upgrade of its Siliza service. Siliza allows subscribers to borrow airtime and pay back through the next top up, but the network provider has scrapped off the two-minute delay between top up and debt recovery. Users exploited the delay to dupe the service provider by quickly converting...

Ministry of Finance Director of Economic Management Ireen Musonda Habasimbi says the ministry has not yet received an update from the Bank of Zambia on when Intermarket Bank will reopen to the public. On February 28 this year, Finance Minister Felix Mutati informed Parliament that the bank would reopen within 30 days, which elapsed in...

CEC Liquid Telecom has downplayed the raid by a combined team of police and ZICTA officers at their offices yesterday. In a statement, CEC claimed that the 'visit' by ZICTA and state police was part of their compliance enforcement. "We wish to advise that the CEC Liquid Telecom office was visited yesterday by the ZICTA...

Commerce Trade and Industry Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe has expressed concern over the poor performance of the country’s manufacturing sector. Mwanakatwe said statistics from the Central Statistical Office show that the wholesale and retail sectors are now the largest share of overall Gross Domestic Product averaging 18.3 percent per annum. She was speaking at Radisson Blu...

The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflections Executive Director Fr. Leonard Chiti says his organisation will support the planned IMF aid package to Zambia if no stringent conditionality for a bailout programme is attached. Cabinet has given a go ahead for the country to conclude negotiations for an IMF economic bailout facility that is expected to...

Roan PF Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili says it is unacceptable for CNMC Mines in Luanshya to call back 150 retrenched workers out of the 1,400 miners when Copper Prices on the international market had risen. Kambwili who is also former Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services says it hurts him to see his own...