MULTICHOICE Zambia has hiked its DStv Box Office rental fees to K30 per movie from K19.50, effective April 15, 2020, triggered by the company’s desire to enable it keep delivering top-quality value-added service. According to […]

Agriculture Minister Michael Katambo says satellite data is currently being compiled to ascertain the number of farmers affected by floods and drought that could benefit from the Weather Index Insurance. The insurance scheme, operated by […]

The Bank of Zambia has removed transaction and balance limits on agents and corporate wallets and increased the limit for individuals in a bid to help reduce cash transactions in the wake of the Covid-19 […]

AGRICULTURE Minister Michael Katambo says Zambia has enough maize and that the shortage in some parts of the country is being caused by unscrupulous traders who are buying mealie meal in bulk. But Civil Society […]

GOVERNMENT has been insincere in attributing the kwacha’s rapid depreciation to the Coronavirus outbreak because the local currency was already losing value before the disease was first reported in December 2019, says ActionAid Country Director […]

SOUTH African Airways (SAA) has scaled down capacity and grounded 162 flights in response to the low demand for air travel, triggered by the Coronavirus outbreak that has engulfed the globe. The effects of the […]

ZAMBIA Chamber of Mines president Goodwell Mateyo says individual mining companies are urgently reviewing all available contingency plans to effectively deal with the Coronavirus outbreak. And Ministry of Mines Permanent Secretary Barnaby Mulenga says government […]

MINISTRY of Energy Permanent Secretary Trevor Kaunda says government is still analyzing whether or not any possible fuel price adjustments will be made in view of the fluctuating oil price on the international market, which […]

FORMER Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Dipak Patel has petitioned the Constitutional Court over government’s failure to obtain prior approval from Parliament before contracting national debt. And Patel has written to the Minister of […]

FORMER Finance Minister Felix Mutati says Zambia’s huge volume of debt serving has contributed to the kwacha’s rapid depreciation because it is harvesting a lot of foreign exchange from the market. The kwacha has sharply […]