UNITED Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) economic affairs officer Bineswaree Bolaky has urged African countries to accelerate commodity based industrialization, manufacturing and regional value chain development. Addressing the media during a UNECA conference recently, […]

THE Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) has launched a Market Price Index (MPI), which is a list of prices governing the delivery of goods and services. Speaking during the launch, Friday, ZPPA director general Idah […]

AGRICULTURE Minister Mtolo Phiri has announced that beneficiaries under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) will begin to collect inputs on Monday, October 18. During a media briefing, Wednesday, Phiri revealed that the FISP audit […]

ECONOMIST Professor Oliver Saasa says Zesco is a typical example of a badly managed power utility company. Commenting on remarks by Zesco senior corporate affairs manager John Kunda that the $797,902,517.54 debt owed to local […]

ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says government will renegotiate the bulk supply agreement with Copperbelt Energy Corporation after the resolution of court cases by the end of the year. And the Minister says the price of […]

CONSUMER Unity and Trust Society (CUTS) Centre Director Dr Claudia Pollen says the persistent depreciation of the Kwacha signifies serious structural imbalances in the domestic economy. And Dr Pollen has disclosed that the youth unemployment […]

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the total government external debt as at June 2021, stood at US$14.48 billion. And Dr Musokotwane says the growth of external debt from less than $2 […]

CONSULTATIVE talks between Zambia and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have concluded. During the meetings, government set out its key policies and priorities for the 2022 National Budget and 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework. This […]

SPECIAL Assistant to the President and Presidential Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says government will not hesitate to review the performance of all public utility bodies, including management utilities, such as the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). Responding […]

THE Auditor General’s on the Accounts of Parastatal Bodies and other Statutory Institutions for the financial year ended 31st December 2019 has revealed that Zesco Limited owed local and cross border power suppliers in amounts […]