Economy

The value of properties in Livingstone has risen from K400 billion last years to K1.3 trillion this year. Livingstone Town Clerk George Kalenga says this follows the approval of the new valuation roll in January this year. He told ZANIS in Livingstone today...

The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has ordered Mumbwa District Cooperative Union (MDCU) to sell 30 tones of the reserved maize to the local people in the district. Mumbwa District Corporative Manager, Treddy Muleya, confirmed to ZANIS that the FRA had...

Government has disclosed that it is making final consultations with key stakeholders on the amendment of the petroleum act. Mines Deputy Minister, Maxwell Mwale, under whose ministry explorations are conducted, disclosed to ZANIS in an interview that the ministry was...

The Zambian government says resources are being mobilised at regional level to finance the opening up of trade links in the Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique Growth Triangle. Commerce, Trade and Industry Permanent Secretary, Davidson Chilipamushi says a number of projects have...

The Road Development Agency (RDA) has disclosed that about K19 billion would be needed for the repair of damaged infrastructure countrywide that was destroyed by floods this year . RDA head of public relations Loyce Saili...

A Lusaka based Business Consultant has observed that the transfer of empowerment funds from various government departments to the Citizen Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) would disadvantage the less privileged. Mr. Bob Sichinga notes that the structure that the commission would...

ALL hotels and lodges in Livingstone have been fully booked this easter weekend. A snap survey conducted by ZANIS in Livingstone yesterday revealed that all rooms at Sun International Hotel which comprises Zambezi Sun and Royal Livingstone were fully booked. The situation was the same at...

Sport and Child Development deputy minister, Angela Cifire has called on people that have an opportunity to access government empowerment funds to develop the culture of paying back the money so that other people can benefit also. Ms Chifire...

North-Western Province Deputy Permanent Secretary, Nkolola Hazemba says there is urgent need to scale up HIV/AIDS preventive activities in the Province due to the increase in economic activities. Mr. Hazemba said a lot of people from different places with various...

Thirty foreign and local companies have tendered for shares in Zambia's major coal supplier to its copper mines, a senior industry official said on Wednesday. Joseph Chikolwa, chief executive officer of ZCCM Investments Holdings, which wholly owns the Maamba Collieries...