THE annual rate of inflation has again increased to 19.2 per cent in December, up from 17.4 per cent recorded in November, mainly induced by huge price increases in food items, the highest on record... […]

Financial analyst Mambo Hamaundu says as long as commitment toward implementation of the Economic Recovery Plan (ERP), there is very little that can be done to strengthen the Kwacha against the major convertibles. In an... […]

ENERGY Regulation Board (ERB) director general Langiwe Lungu says progress on the Cost of Service Study has stalled due to COVID-19, with the appointed consultant having completed only three tasks out of the required 12.... […]

ZICTA has awarded Airtel Networks Zambia Limited a 20 MHz radio spectrum in the 800 MHz frequency band at a cost of US $12.5 million in a move set to boost the telecommunications company’s 5G... […]

ECONOMIST Professor Oliver Saasa says the recently launched Economic Recovery Programme will end up like the much acclaimed Zambia plus program if there is no commitment from government in ensuring that the plan is implemented.... […]

TRANSPORT and Communications Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya says political party cadres are not stakeholders in the transport sector and should therefore have no role to play in running bus stations. Recently, there have been reports of... […]

THE Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has urged government to ensure that the Economic Recovery Programme (ERP) is implemented as Zambia enters 2021 to avoid repeating the failure of its predecessor, the Economic Growth... […]

GOVERNMENT still needs to clearly define their level of political will required to achieve the Economic Recovery Plan’s (ERP) objectives and attract a much-needed International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout programme, says economist Chibamba Kanyama. And... […]

FORMER Finance Minister Ng’andu Magande says government should come up with new ideas to revive the economy under the COVID-19 guidelines because citizens are still unaware of how Zambia’s economic recovery will be achieved. In... […]

THE Economic Recovery Plan (ERP) has implored the government to make huge adjustments consisting of a balanced combination of revenue mobilisation, expenditure rationalisation and reduced debt accumulation to attain fiscal and debt sustainability. And the... […]