SPECIAL Assistant to the President for Economic, Investment and Development Affairs Jito Kayumba says drought has given the country an opportunity to treat energy development with urgency. In an interview, Kayumba revealed that drought was...

THE Association of Mine Suppliers and Contractors (AMSC) says it would have loved the enactment of the Local Content Act before unveiling the strategic equity partners for major mines such as Mopani. AMSC president Costa...

CSO Debt Alliance Chairperson Fr Alex Muyebe has expressed optimism that creditors will heed President Hakainde Hichilema’s call to end the debt stand-off for Zambia and vindicate the G20 Common Framework. On Wednesday, President Hichilema...

ZAMBIA Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) president Ashu Sagar says splitting the eight hours of load-shedding may be more feasible for residential properties than for the manufacturing sector. He argues that it’s better to maintain the...

ECONOMIST Trevor Hambayi says he expects a slight increase in the inflation rate for the month of March. And Hambayi says majority of Zambians are currently not tax compliant because they lack liquidity, mainly as...

ZESCO Managing Director Victor Mapani says the power utility company will explain to government that eight hours straight load-shedding is better for planning. Recently, Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa said the state would engage Zesco...

ZAMBIA Revenue Authority (ZRA) Commissioner General Dingani Banda has revealed that the authority has commenced the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) from transactions made by non-resident electronic service providers. Facebook has already informed users,...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has lamented that sometimes citizens make him feel like he has been in power for 10 years by lampooning on him all the problems that he inherited. And President Hichilema says government...

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has clarified that during a recent visit to Ghana, its Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva highlighted difficulties that countries are facing in advancing their debt restructuring processes. And the IMF has...

PRICEWATERHOUSE Coopers (PwC) Country Senior Partner Andrew Chibuye says there is no doubt that those that negotiated the Mopani Copper Mines PLC – International Resources Holding RSC Limited (IRH) deal did a good job. In...