Economy
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...
Economy
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...
Economy
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...
Economy
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...
Economy
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...
Economy
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...
Economy
Mineworkers Union of Zambia refuse to entirely blame the Chinese-owned mining firms over the ‘flouting’ of labour laws
THE Mineworkers Union of Zambia (MUZ) has refused to entirely blame the Chinese-owned mining companies over the ‘flouting’ of the country’s labour laws saying...
Economy
State to float 45% public media shares
VICE-PRESIDENT Guy Scott says Government will soon offload 45 percent shares in the government-owned media institutions to the public. Dr Scott said discussions...