Economic analyst Chibamba Kanyama says Zambia is grappling with extreme poverty because of the absence of the private sector between 1969 and 1991 and the inability to harness the acquired skills. In an interview with […]

Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe says the National Savings and Credit (NATSAVE) bank has not declared any dividends to government because it has been operating under loss. And Mwanakatwe says for this reason, government has revamped […]

Barrick Lumwana Mining Company (LMC) has pledged to continue sponsoring youths in Kalumbila District in the acquisition of vocational skills under its elaborate alternative livelihood programme to empower residents who are unable to acquire employment […]

Zanaco head of economic research Dr Patrick Chileshe says the trade tensions between the west and China will keep commodity prices subdued and ultimately affect economic growth locally in 2019 and 2020 to a greater […]

Small-scale poultry farmers in Solwezi are downsizing numbers of chickens for rearing because of hiked feed prices, which are proving to be a huge burden. Farmers in the district have complained of the high cost […]

Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe has disclosed that government is owing domestic contractors amounts totalling to K5.4 billion for various road projects, as of September this year. And Mwanakatwe has explained to Parliament government has engaged […]

The Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) says it is economic sabotage for Zambia Chamber of Mines (ZCM) to state that the country could lose 21,000 jobs and US$500 million worth of investment, coupled by a […]

Government should shelve plans to relaunch the forthcoming Zambia Airways in 2019 because the chances of success are slim, the Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has insisted. According to research compiled by the […]

Sinda District Agricultural Committee chairperson Masauso Zulu says farmers in Sinda are regretting using the E-voucher system because it has failed them. But District Agriculture Coordinating Officer Henry Mkulumoya has claimed that his district is […]

President Edgar Lungu must intervene to state government’s position on the decision taken by the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) to allow Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) into Zambia, says the ZNFU. And the African Consumer Union […]