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Economy

Zambia to miss target on water and sanitation by 2015

About one million people in Zambia who should have received clean water by 2015 will miss out, and another 4.4 million will go without...

UNZA students accommodation and project allowances already released from bursaries

THERE was a near riot at the University of Zambia (UNZA) Great East Road Campus on Friday evening after students failed to access their...

First Quantum Minerals drops lawsuit against Zambian Government filed in UK

FIRST Quantum Minerals (FQM) has dropped a lawsuit against the Zambian Government filed in the United Kingdom (UK) over alleged abrogation of the Bwana...

Inflation edges up from 7.3 % to 7.6%, trade surplus up to K283 million

Zambia's annual rate of inflation consumer index has risen by 0.3 percentage points from 7.3 percent in January to 7.6 percent recorded in February. ...

Kwacha fails to recover before February ends

The Zambia Kwacha has closed the month of February with a further depreciation. Yesterday, the local currency depreciated further owing to increased demand for the...

Mining Companies paid US$87 million in windfall taxes to the Zambian government in 2011

Mining Companies paid tax amounting to US$87 million to the Zambian government in 2011 according to the latest 2011 Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative...

Veterinary Department confisticates and burns 32 pigs being transported without permit

THE Veterinary Department in Choma has slaughtered and burnt 32 pigs after the owners from Kalomo and Choma District were found transporting them without...

CEEC loan beneficiaries besiege bank demanding to be paid cash

A group of beneficiaries of the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) loan scheme besieged the Zambia National Credit and Savings Bank (NATSAVE) in Nchelenge...