Former Finance Minister Ng’andu Magande says the recently-approved supplementary budget may have an adverse impact on the economy if government intends on raising taxes to finance it. And Magande has observed that Zambia’s current economic […]

The continuous low maize prices on the local market has demoralised farmers from cultivating the commodity because it costs more to produce, says Small-Scale Farmers Development Agency (SAFADA) executive director Boyd Moobwe. And Moobwe says […]

Government has received US $14.6 million from the Climate Investment Fund as additional financing for the Zambia Strengthening Climate Resilience – Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR PHASE II) Project. In a statement, Ministry of […]

Vedanta Resources Plc’s planned de-listing from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) could see the company relinquish its control of its subsidiary Konkola Copper Mines (KCM). Foil Vedanta, an independent grassroots solidarity organization focused on British-Indian […]

The deteriorating Turkish economy raises uncertainty surrounding the Zambian government’s plan to refinance the country’s US $750 million Eurobond using an unnamed company from that country, says the Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ). And the […]

Government should step up its investment in agricultural extension services if the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) is to yield its intended results, says the Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD). Ahead of the […]

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says there is no need for the continent to needlessly spend US $35 billion annually on importing food when it can be the breadbasket of the world. And AfDB says […]

The Zambian government lost an estimated K400 million between 2014 and 2017 as a result of the illicit tobacco trade, according to British American Tobacco (BAT) Zambia Plc. But the company says it remains excited […]

The Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) says the Mukula tree has the potential to increase Zambia’s resource mobilisation efforts and contribute to the country’s earnings through export of finished timber products. In a statement, […]

The Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) has appealed to government to finish dismantling the outstanding arrears that have swelled to nearly K14 billion owed to contractors for the much-needed liquidity to be injected back into […]