The Auditor General says it is regrettable that government is being made to pay contractors more money on road projects because of delayed advanced payments. This came to light when a team of parliamentary Public […]

The parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed the Road Development Agency (RDA) to stop the wastage of road funds by making sure that contractors and engineering consultants perform up to acceptable standards. The latest […]

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has destroyed smuggled cigarettes worth K660,000 at Chunga dump site. ZRA Corporate Communications Manager Topsy Sikalinda in a statement said 66 cartons with 500 packets of cigarettes were destroyed in […]

Economist Professor Oliver Saasa says the continuous dragging of UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema’s treason case might delay negotiations for the country’s IMF bailout package. Magistrate David Simusamba has referred the treason case involving Hichilema to […]

The Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) says Zambia remains committed to ensuring that viable solutions are found to addressing mercury use and emissions in key economic activities. ZEMA Corporate Affairs Manager Ireen Lungu Chipili said […]

Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) Kryticous Nshindano says government must do more to ensure that all Zambians benefit from political freedom. In a statement reflecting on Africa Freedom Day, Nshindano regretted that 53 years […]

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has announced that inflation has dropped from 6.7 per cent in April to 6.5 per cent in May. And the CSO says the trade balance figures which his office announced […]

Tourism and Arts Minister Charles Banda says he wants to see more Chinese arrivals into Zambia to boost tourism income. And Banda says government will not entertain jokers masquerading as investors coming to invest in […]

Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet Christopher Mvunga says Zambia is committed to enhancing its path to further diversify the economy to agriculture. Mvunga was speaking on arrival in Ahmedabad, India, for this year’s Africa Development […]

Secretary to the Cabinet Dr Roland Msiska says Zambia’s return to single digit inflation; reduced lending rates and the steady appreciation of the Kwacha are positive economic indicators confirming that the country is stable. According […]