Economy

Luangeni Member of Parliament Charles Zulu has applauded Cabinet for approving the Cannabis Bill of 2021. Mr Zulu expressed happiness over the decision made to approve the publication and introduction of the Cannabis Bill of 2021, in parliament. Cabinet on Monday...

The Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS) is confident that the introduction of Beeline Telecoms, a fourth mobile telecommunication service provider in Zambia, will bring about competition and improved service delivery among existing mobile phone network service providers. CUTS...

The Technosave Project has partnered with the Zambia Development Agency ZDA to build capacity of small and medium scale poultry farmers in Luanshya district under its village chicken commercialization project. Project Technical Services Manager, Daisy Kamanga said the project...

Workers at the Konkola Copper Mines on the Copperbelt Province have staged a peaceful demonstration to air out their grievances. Among their grievances are the delayed payments of terminal benefits, as well as Vedanta who has dragged Konkola...

Zambia will today find out if its formal request for a financial bailout from the International Monetary Fund has been agreed to or not. For the last four years, Zambian authorities have been seeking a resumption of formal engagements...

The Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE) has reaffirmed its support towards the construction of the Ngonye falls hydro-electric power project in Sioma district, Western Province. In a statement made available to the media, BRE Ngambela of the Limulunga Kuta,...

The Zambia Private Sector Alliance (ZPSA) has welcomed the move on the full liberalization stance taken by the Ministry of Communications and Transport through Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) to introduce a new Mobile Network Operator. ZPSA Chairman...

The United Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema has said that the increase in food inflation in Zambia is not a result of economic sabotage by business people. In a statement released by the UPND media team, Mr...

President Edgar Lungu says the escalating commodity prices are unjustified and could be caused by sabotage by some individuals. President Lungu said the situation is a source of worry for government hence the decision to thoroughly investigate the matter. ...

President Edgar Lungu has advised the private sector to utilise the conducive environment created by the government, by investing in renewable energy projects. President Lungu urged the private sector to use the renewable energy feed-in tariff strategy, which is...