Friday, June 27, 2025

Economy

ZESCO restores power in 7 provinces

ZESCO has restored power to all the seven provinces affected by yesterday’s power blackout caused by a system disturbance. In a statement issued to...

Mining firms threaten to shut down over 7.5% import duty

Mining firms on the Copperbelt province are threatening to shutdown if the 7.5% import duty for Copper concentrates government will introduce in 2017 is...

Fuel subsidy removal paying off -Mutati

The removal of subsidies on fuel has started paying off as more than K1.6 billion has been paid to contractors across the country from...

EAZ cites unstable exchange rate as 2016’s deficit

The Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) says unstable exchange rate and high inflation is what has been Zambia’s fiscal deficits in 2016. EAZ president Chrispin...

Kawambwa Tea Estate now ZAFFICO Tea Company

The Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Corporation (ZAFFICO) has taken over the ownership of Kawambwa Tea Estate, with immediate effect.  Kawambwa Tea Company Manager, Johns...

Germany gives Zambia Euro 124.5 million grant

Zambia and German have signed a EURO 97.5 million technical and financial cooperation grant for water, sanitation and governance improvement programs for the period...

Nuclear Deal(s): What Zambia can learn from South Africa

Zambia has just signed four memoranda of understanding with Rosatom, Russia’s state-run nuclear agency, with a view to signing a nuclear deal worth $10-billion....

Zambia, SA companies urged to forge business links

  President Jacob Zuma of South Africa haschallenged the business community in his country and in Zambia to work towards fostering economic emancipation. Mr. Zuma said...