Economy

President Edgar Lungu has expressed optimism that the newly commissioned Kazungula Bridge will contribute positively towards the achievement of the prosperous Africa as aspired for in the African Union agenda 2063. President Lungu has also expressed...

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has arrived in the country ahead of the commissioning of the multi-million dollar mega Kazungula bridge and international border facilities at the Kazungula border in Southern Province. he plane carrying President Nyusi arrived at Harry...

President Edgar Lungu says tourism plays a key role in the social and economic development of the country through wealth and employment creation. President Lungu said the country is moving on a positive trajectory towards attainment of the...

Minister of Commerce Trade and Industry, Christopher Yaluma has urged the business community, to make use of the regulatory services centre to register their businesses and tap into the opportunities along the Lobito corridor covering Zambia, Angola and the...

The Green Party has suggested that Zambia must take advantage of high copper prices on the London metal exchange and allow the mining sector to export more of the red metal. Party President, Peter Sinkamba says this...

The government has said that it is looking at extending the number of hours allowed to travel at night for Public Service Vehicles. Transport and Communications Minister Hon Mutotwe Kafwaya has promised that this will be done before...

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has told Bloomberg to stop publishing lies about the mine. Bloomberg had published an article saying KCM has stopped producing. KCM is now demanding for a retraction of the misleading Bloomberg article. General Manager-Corporate Affairs Shapi Shachinda said...

Zambia said a lack of capital halted production at a copper mine it seized from Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Resources Ltd., just as the metal surges toward a record. The standstill at Konkola Deep, a high-grade underground pit that...

State owned telecommunications giant Zamtel has continued with its robust network expansion drive with 783 additional telecommunication towers erected countrywide. Zamtel Chief Executive Officer Mr Sydney Mupeta announced that the new towers are part of the GRZ Communication Tower Project...

Rwanda’s national carrier, RwandAir has announced a resumption of flights to South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe after a three-month suspension. The resumption of flights will be to Zambia’s capital Lusaka, Zimbabwe’s capital Harare and South Africa’s economic centres Cape Town...