Liuwa UPND member of parliament Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has urged Zesco to allow the mines import their own power in order to cushion the deficit which the country is facing. And Dr Musokotwane says government

Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) says the country is walking a tight rope with its huge debts, public sector wage bill and effects of climate change on the economy. And PwC has noted that the country’s public

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) says Zambia’s hunger situation could worsen as the country enters the forthcoming rainy season because farmers have not grown a sufficient amount of food. Both the United Nations

President Edgar Lungu says government has set aside funds to restructure the Development Bank of Zambia (DBZ) as well as for supporting the sub-regional Centre’s programmes. And President Lungu has assured the Sustainable Development Goals

Zambia Chamber of Mines president Goodwill Mateyo has commended government for realizing the devastating effects of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) had it been implemented. Last Friday, Finance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu announced that

Finance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu has disclosed that his decision to discard the Goods and Services Tax (GST) proposed by his predecessor Margaret Mwanakatwe was because he felt he “did not own it”. And the

Zambia’s escalating annual rate of inflation to 10.5 per cent in the month of September will continue to lead to increased cost of living, which would also erode consumers’ purchasing power, says the Zambia Institute

Government is expected to roll out a K91 billion national budget next year, representing 27.5 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), to be supported by increased tax revenues amounting to around K6 billion more

First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has dismissed assertions that it is engaged in discussions for a takeover bid or other change of control transaction with Jiangxi Coper Company of China. The mining company, nevertheless, says it

Economist Chibamba Kanyama says he expects an increase in the amount of public debt reflected in the 2020 national budget given the rising number of projects that government has contracted, but without ready funds for