Copperbelt Energy Corporation PLC has cut off power supply to Mopani Copper Mines following a dispute over tariffs. Mopani Copper Mines Management has since started withdrawing its underground workforce to avoid loss of life. One

The Food Reserve Agency board has maintained the K60 per 50 Kg bag of maize market price. According to a statement issued by Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) president Jarvis Zimba yesterday, the union has

The Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection (JCTR) says the new fuel prices will translate into a lower cost of living for Zambians because Copper prices on the international market have continued to increase. JCTR has

Economic Association of Zambia president Chrispin Mphuka says the reduction in fuel prices may not have a greater impact on the economy because it is too marginal. In an interview with News Diggers! yesterday, Dr

Public and Private Drivers Association of Zambia president Josiah Majuri says the reduction in fuel pump prices is very minimal such that it cannot result in a reduction of bus fares. In an interview with

The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has reduced the wholesale and retail fuels prices effective midnight tonight. ERB Board Chaiperson Raymond Mpundu announced this at a press briefing today. “For wholesale prices petrol has been reduced

South African President Jacob Zuma says there is need to set up a regional food reserve facility to mitigate the effects of climate change. Speaking when he officially opened the 91st Zambia Agriculture and Commercial

The African Union Commission says it is worried with the status of food security on the continent following the infestation of the fall armyworms which has affected 25 key food-producing countries including Zambia. This is

The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has called for an urgent Board meeting to address the farmers’ grievances over the announced maize purchase price of K60 per 50 kilogram bag. In a joint statement signed by

Rainbow Party Secretary General Wynter Kabimba says the K60 buying price for a 50Kg bag of maize is fraudulent. Speaking when he featured on Millennium Radio’s The Interview programme yesterday, Kabimba observed that President Edgar