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SA MUST PAY ATTENTION TO DAMAGE ZAMBIA HAS DONE TO ITS MINING INDUSTRY The last thing SA needs is an antagonistic relationship with a major mining company that spins out of control and beyond reason

Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) needs US$922 million in order to build capacity and improve its operating efficiency in line with its Strategic Plan for 2018 – 2022, Company Chief Executive Officer Christopher Musonda has disclosed.

Barrick Gold Corporation president and chief executive officer Mark Bristow says the company is hopeful that a successful resolution will be found with the Zambian government on the 2019 mining fiscal regime. And Bristow says

Newly appointed Finance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu says there is need for government to narrow the gap between the austerity measures announced and the action taken. Speaking when he held his first senior management visioning

The Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has described as “nonsensical” the move by the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) to allow for the importation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) into the country. And the ZNFU says

Economist Chibamba Kanyama says Zambia’s annual rate of inflation should be expected to remain under pressure on account of the anticipated fuel price increase and poor rainfall. And Kanyama has called for a Cost Benefit

The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has defended the K110 maize price, saying an increase might lead to a hike in the price of mealie-meal. Since the announcement of the FRA’s K110 maize price per 50Kg,

Green Party president Peter Sinkamba says President Edgar Lungu should stop commenting on the liquidation of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) Plc as the matter is still active in the courts of law. In an interview,

Party of National Unity (PNU) president Highvie Hamududu has urged government to come up with bold and radical measures in the 2020 budget that will bring about the much needed fiscal consolidation for attainment of

The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) says poor debt management and lack of transparency in reporting debt statistics has continued undermining Zambia’s economic performance. And CTPD has advised government to come to terms