PROFESSOR Clive Chirwa says the restructuring of Zambia’s US$18 billion debt is dirty and retrogressive. The UK based engineer argues that there was no need to restructure the nation’s debt because Zambia has the necessary... […]

NRFA Board Chairperson Noel Nkoma says every month, the agency pays almost K400 million towards legacy debt and current road contracts. And Nkoma says he wants to run an NRFA which is devoid of any... […]

DMMU National Coordinator Gabriel Pollen says the country has received about $395 million from cooperating partners as part of the drought response support. And Dr Pollen has disclosed that Zambia will next week receive a... […]

GOVERNMENT says it released K14.4 billion in May 2024 to finance public service delivery of which K1 billion was for transfers, subsidies and social benefits, among others. And government says K7.3 billion was spent on... […]

BY the end of 2025, we would have spent $300 million in discovery, resource characterisation, engineering studies, and preparing for shaft sinking in the first half of 2026 at Mingomba Mine, says Kobold Metals Africa... […]

ZAMBIA has produced 1,511,143 metric tonnes of maize during the 2023/24 farming season, less than the 3,261,686 metric tonnes produced in the previous season, the crop forecasting survey results have revealed. Minister of Agriculture Mtolo... […]

ECONOMIST Dr Lubinda Haabazoka says it is a trap for government to move from Eurobond holders and Chinese debt to jumping on IMF debt of US$388 million. Recently, government announced that it had reached a... […]

THE World Bank says based on Zambia’s population growth, the country needs to create over 10 million new jobs by 2050 to keep its employment rates from declining. Speaking during the launch of “Zambia Country... […]

MINISTER of Finance and National Planning Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the growth and ability of the private sector to capitalise on upcoming investment opportunities are cardinal to Zambia’s prosperity. And Dr Musokotwane says energy deficit... […]

YAMFWA Mukanga says he also wants to know the whereabouts of the $120 million Eurobond that was injected into Zambia Railways (ZRL) when he served as minister of transport, works, supply and communication. Recently, former... […]