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

Zambia’s High Commissioner to India Judith Kapijimpanga says trade between Zambia and India currently stands at US$700 million with Zambia’s continued seeking for investments from India in its core economic sectors. And Kapijimpanga says since

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in Eastern Province has confiscated assorted goods worth over K9,000 for failure to meet the obligations outlined in the Competition and Consumer Act. CCPC Public Relations Officer Namukolo