Thursday, May 8, 2025

Economy

Zamtel pays k10.2 million to settle debt owed for spectrum and operating licences

Zamtel has announced that it has now paid the Zambia Information Communication and Technology Authority (ZICTA) K10.2 million towards settlement of the outstanding historical...

Lusaka Province to be turned into an agro-processing hub-Mwakalombe

GOVERNMENT says it will partner with the Chinese government to transform Lusaka Province into an agro-processing hub in line with its robust economic diversification...

Farmers’ Union gives FRA an ultimatum to respond to a request for a meeting over maize price

THE Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) has given Food Reserve Agency (FRA) up to Monday to respond to its request for a meeting to...

Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland to visit Zambia

  Secretary-General Patricia Scotland is scheduled to visit Lusaka from 7-10 August, and in meetings with government officials and other stakeholders will reaffirm the Commonwealth’s...

Labour Minister threatens to prosecute and imprison employers who ill-treat workers

MINISTER of Labour and Social Security Joyce Simukoko has threatened to invoke provisions of the law to prosecute and imprison employers who ill-treat workers. And...

Farmers urged to store their maize with ZAMACE while they wait for price improvement

FARMERS have been urged to utilise the Zambia Agricultural Commodities Exchange (ZAMACE) platform to stock their produce in secure warehouses and wait for prices...

Lusaka City to be zoned into municipalities next year

GOVERNMENT will soon issue a statutory instrument to outline the zoning of Lusaka city into municipalities by January 1 next year, Minister of Local...

Economic Policy U-turns – A story of the country’s economic journey in the wilderness (Part 2 of 2)

Last Month in Part 1 we discussed the various economic policy U-turns that the country has experienced in the recent past and how...