Poultry Association of Zambia (PAZ) chairperson Veronica Machungwa has warned that the erratic load-shedding currently being experienced will force small and upcoming enterprises out of business if not well handled. In an interview with News

We use big words in business but the bottom-line remains that a business exists to make money. A plane is a plane. We have single engine planes that fly and we also have the Airbus

Barclays Bank UK says China is unlikely to give the Zambian government comprehensive debt relief as there is little incentive to do so. And Barclays Bank UK says Zambia could default on some of its

The impending Sales Tax will subject Zambians to even worse economic hardships than what is being experienced now, the Zambia Tax Platform (ZTP) has warned. In an analysis of the proposed Goods and Services Tax

Government must urgently lift the ban on livestock movement to safeguard farmers’ incomes and address the shortage of beef in some areas of the country, says UPND chairperson of agriculture Levy Ngoma. In a statement

Mines Minister Richard Musukwa says the decision by Vedanta Resources to drag government to international arbitration following the seizure of Konkola Copper Mine (KCM) is evil and a sign that it wants to continue abusing

Fuel prices are expected to rise sharply in view of the kwacha’s weak performance against major currency convertibles and increased crude oil prices on the international market, says NKC African Economics. And NKC, the SA-based

Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet Christopher Mvunga says the legal tender in Zambia is Kwacha and there is no business house that is encouraged to price locally traded goods and services in foreign currencies. In

Former Agriculture and Livestock deputy minister Lackson Kazabu says he strongly doubts that drought-hit areas of the country will receive a stable and consistent supply of mealie-meal mainly due to government’s policy U-turn. Commenting on

The Kafubu Water and Sewerage Company (KWSC) was found to have the highest revenue losses last year of over K236 million due to illegal connections and unbilled customers, among others, according to NWASCO. The National