LUSAKA MOTORISTS EXPECTING DOWNWARD FUEL PRICE ADJUSTMENT
Some motorists in Lusaka are expecting the Energy Regulation Board to revise downward the pump prices of petroleum products for the month of April. Elisha Sakala, a light lorry truck…
ZAMBIA’S ECONOMY GREW BY 5.6 PERCENT IN FOURTH QUARTER OF 2022 – ZAMSTATS
The Zambia Statistics Agency (ZAMSTATS) has disclosed that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates indicate that the country’s economy grew by 5.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022 from…
MANSA COUNCILORS BEMOAN HIGH COST OF LIVING
Councilors from various constituencies in Mansa District of Luapula Province have expressed concerns over the high cost of living while calling on government to expedite the process of improving their…
MEALIE MEAL SMUGGLING INTO DRC CAUSES SHORTAGE IN MUFULIRA
Rampant smuggling of mealie meal into the Democratic Republic of Congo has caused a shortage of the commodity in Mufulira District on the Copperbelt Province. Some concerned residents have called…
ZRA COLLECTS OVER 17 BILLION KWACHA IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY OF 2023
The Zambia Revenue Authority has collected gross revenue of 17.7 billion kwacha in January and February of 2023. ZRA Director Research and Corporate Strategy, Ezekiel Phiri, says out of the…
INTERCEPTED SUGILITE INTACT – GOVT
Mines Minister, Paul Kabuswe, says news circulating that Sugilite which was intercepted in Kabwe, Central Province has vanished, is false. Mr. Kabuswe says government is working out a plan on…
IMF, ZAMBIA TO COMMENCE EXTENDED CREDIT FACILITY REVIEW
The International Monetary Fund and the Zambian Government will soon commence discussions on the first review of the Extended Credit Facility arrangement and Article IV Consultations. According to a statement…
TAZAMA MAFUTA PIPELINE SUCCESSFULLY CONVERTED
Government has announced the successful conversion of the Tazama pipeline to transport low sulphur diesel. Energy Minister Peter Kapala says the achievement is government’s commitment towards the improvement of the…
LUSAKA MOBILE MONEY AGENTS CRY FOUL OVER EVICTION
Mobile money agents whose booths were removed from the central business district by Lusaka City Council have complained over the action taken. One of the agents, Webster Banda, says the…
GOVT SECURES $17 MILLION GRANT FOR HEALTH CENTRES
The Japanese government has given Zambia an additional 17 million United States Dollars grant for the upgrade of Mushili and Chamboli Health Centers into District hospitals in the Copperbelt Province.…