Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Economy

Zesco traces power failure to Kabwe

THE power outage which engulfed the country yesterday resulted from a power system disturbance at Kabwe step-down substation which affected Kariba North Bank and...

Zambian government allows Chinese takeover of Chibuluma

The government of Zambia has given a waiver to China's Jinchaun Group to take over Chibuluma copper mine without putting up a mandatory offer...

Power Failure Halts Copper Mining Operations

Copper mining operations in Zambia's Copperbelt have been halted Wednesday after a fault at a main power substation. Zambia is struggling to restore power to...

Chinese labour abuse true – Human Rights Watch

HUMAN Rights Watch has insisted that its report documenting various labour abuses by Chinese-run mines operating in Zambia is accurate and it has since...

ZRA single-sourced $25m deal

THE Kingsley Chanda Commission of Inquiry investigating corruption at the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) yesterday heard that the authority single-sourced a Chinese firm called...

Zambia Sugar sees lower output this year

Zambia Sugar , the country's largest sugar producer, said on Monday sugar output in the current financial year would be below last year's 385,000...

ZCCM-IH to disclose the whereabouts of K850 billion next month after board approval

ZAMBIA Consolidated Copper Mines Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) has broken its silence regarding the whereabouts of the US$167.5 million Barrick Gold paid for a 2.28...

Alexander Chikwanda ready to present Zambia’s national budget

MINISTER of Finance Alexander Chikwanda is ready to present the first budget of the Patriotic Front (PF) government in Parliament this Friday. And the...