MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe has insisted that the Mopani transaction did not need parliamentary approval because there was no sale, transfer or disposal of a state asset. Giving details of the transaction...

LOCAL Government Minister Gary Nkombo says the challenges being experienced in paying people under the Cash For Work programme should never be mistaken for government’s failure to provide funds for the initiative. Delivering a ministerial...

GOVERNMENT has announced that it has delivered 100 percent of the Compound D fertiliser and 98 percent of the Urea fertiliser procured under the Direct Input Supply (DIS) modality for the 2024/25 farming season. In...

THE Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia (OMCAZ) says Energy Regulations Board’s (ERB) directive to prioritise retail sites when allocating diesel from the TAZAMA pipeline will ensure security of supply in needy areas. In an...

IMF Resident Representative in Zambia Eric Lautier says the Fund is forecasting a very strong economic recovery for Zambia in 2025, with a projected 6.2 per cent GDP growth. In an interview, Lautier said the...

FORMER Kasenengwa PF MP Sensio Banda says government’s projected economic growth for 2025 of 6.2 percent is questionable, given the existing economic challenges. He says time will tell if the projected economic performance will come...

MINISTRY of Education Permanent Secretary Joel Kamoko says government is aware of overstaffing in some schools and takes that into account when deploying newly recruited teachers. Kamoka says his ministry has a policy of redistributing...

ZESCO Limited says its outstanding debt owed to Independent Power Pools (IPPs) has been reduced to $379 million from $1.8 billion. In an interview, Monday, Zesco Spokesperson Matongo Maumbi said the utility company was actively...

ECONOMIST Trevor Hambayi has attributed the action by some individuals to hold on to money when the Central Bank puts it into circulation to a shift in spending habits, triggered by lack of liquidity in...

ENERGY Regulation Board (ERB) Director General Elijah Sichone says the regulator has issued a directive to the effect that retail sites should be prioritised in terms of diesel allocation from the TAZAMA pipeline. Addressing the...