Economy
JCTR Highlights Progress in Strengthening Community Participation in CDF Decision-Making
The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has noted a significant progress in empowering communities to actively participate in decision-making processes related to Constituency Development Fund (CDF) projects.
JCTR Executive...
Economy
Trump is Making the Euro Great Again—and markets are moving
Donald Trump’s latest tariff escalation is creating an unintended winner: the euro.
The US president has declared his intention to slap an additional 25% duty...
Economy
Ba Energy Minister naimwe ba ZESCO, explain to our people it takes time for Kariba Dam to get filled up!
We may not claim to be hydrologists or water experts, but with our umbilical cord safely buried on the shores of the Zambezi river,...
Economy
Trump’s ‘globalist’ blame game is nonsense
Donald Trump’s claim that ‘globalists’ are to blame for the current market sell-off has been slammed as “nonsense,” by the CEO of one of...
Economy
Mulungushi Textiles Nears Operational Resumption as Machine Testing Commences
Kabwe's historic Mulungushi Textiles Limited (ZCMT) is on the brink of a significant revival, with machine testing almost underway - a process expected to...
Economy
IMF Program Expires October 2025: What are its Achievements and Failures?
Time for Genuine Practical Home-Grown Solutions
By Mwansa Chalwe Snr
Zambia's 38-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of $1.3billion -...
Economy
Will markets continue to look over Trump-Zelenskyy clash?
Global markets are set to open Monday with “surprisingly strong momentum,” as investors build on Friday’s late-session rally, looking over geopolitical tensions flaring in...
Economy
Zambia’s Future Bright After Debt Restructuring, Says Commonwealth Secretary-General
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has expressed optimism about Zambia’s future following the country’s recent debt restructuring agreement with international creditors.
Speaking in Lusaka, Mrs. Scotland...
Economy
Government to Launch Independent Investigation into Mining Pollution of Kafue And Mwambashi Rivers
Government has expressed deep concern over ongoing pollution of the nation’s waterways, particularly in the Copperbelt region, and has vowed to hold mining companies...
Economy
FFTUZ Condemns Hiring of Foreign Nationals in Copperbelt Mines, Calls for Transparency
FFTUZ Condemns Hiring of Foreign Nationals in Copperbelt Mines, Calls for Transparency
The Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia (FFTUZ) has voiced strong opposition...
Economy
Government Must Take Responsibility of Pollution of Mwambashi Stream and Kafue River
Socialist Party Copperbelt Vice Chairman and Spokesperson Reagan Kashinga says the Government through Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) must take responsibility over the...