With the 75 per cent tariff increase, Zesco will generate revenue of K9.4 billion per year, according to the Energy Regulation Board. And the ERB has approved Zesco’s application to increase electricity tariffs by 50 […]

Green Party president Peter Sinkamba says the increase in electricity tariffs will leave a lot of people stranded because the cost of living is already too high. And Sinkamba says the increment will also result […]

The Zambia consumer protection unit has been elected the first African unit to head the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN) since its establishment in 1992. Congratulating the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) […]

Centre for Trade Policy and Development acting executive director Isaac Mwaipopo says the 2016/2017 marketing season is a lost opportunity for small-scale farmers and grain traders to cash in because of the maize exportation ban. […]

Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) president Sean Tembo says government is hiding the main reason behind increase in Zesco tariffs. Tembo said it was difficult for stakeholders to advise government on the way forward in […]

Central Province Permanent Secretary Chanda Kabwe says fertile land and good rainfall in the province has attracted more people to invest in the agriculture sector. Speaking in an interview, Kabwe outlined major investment activities taking […]

Zesco has effected the proposed initial 50 per cent electricity tariff hike today May 1, 2017 pending another 25 per cent in September. Explaining the increment in a statement, Zesco managing director Victor Mundende said […]

Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) president Jarvis Zimba says diversifying the economy into an agricultural-based one cannot be achieved without putting in place proper incentives. In an interview, Zimba said this year’s AGRITECH Expo (27th […]

Syngenta Zambia has partnered with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to set up 20 seedling production centres in Zambia. In a statement released by Cutting Edge PR today, Syngenta said this would benefit […]

The International Monetary Fund will send a mission to Zambia in May to continue talks over as much as $1.6 billion in aid the government is seeking after they failed to reach a deal in […]