HIGH MEALIE MEAL PRICES WORRY KALABA
Citizens First President, Harry Kalaba, has expressed concern over the skyrocketing prices of mealie meal, which he says are beyond the reach of many families. Mr. Kalaba has challenged government…
FIC RECORDS AN INCREASE IN SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTIONS IN 2022
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has recorded an increase of suspicious transaction reports for the financial year ending 2022, valued at K 5.9 billion . In the report, the centre…
CSOs TO PROTEST OVER DELAY TO RESOLVE KCM AND MOPANI IMPASSE
A consortium of Civil Society Organisations has threatened to protest on August 12, 2023, over the non-functionality status of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) and Mopani. Speaking at a press briefing,…
SUGILITE SAGA: STAKEHOLDERS DEMAND SANITY IN MINING SECTOR
Stakeholders in Luapula Province have called for justice to prevail in a matter in which former Provincial Minister, Derricky Chilundika and others have been charged and arrested for the alleged…
NRFA RAISES K1.1 BILLION FROM TOLL GATES
The National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) has collected over K1 billion from Toll Gates this year, representing a 126 percent collection performance efficiency in 2023. NRFA Public Relations Manager Alphonsius…
COMMODITY PRICES STILL HIGH AMID SINGLE DIGIT INFLATION
Some traders in Lusaka have bemoaned the high prices of basic commodities which they say is making business unfavorable to run amid a drop in inflation to 9.8 percent in…
ZAMBIA’S FISCAL DISCIPLINE ELATES WORLD BANK
World Bank Director, Nathan Belete, says the Bank is so far impressed with Zambia’s fiscal discipline. Speaking when he met President Hakainde Hichilema at State House in Lusaka, Mr. Belete…
NDOLA COUNCIL SECURES LAND FOR ELECTRIC CAR BATTERY PLANT
Ndola City Council has secured about 100 hectares of land for the establishment of an electric car battery plant. Ndola City Council Public Relations Manager, Rebecca Mushota, says the council…
ZAMBIA TRIUMPHS: CREDITORS GRANT GOVT DEBT RELIEF, SETTING PRECEDENT FOR STRESSED NATIONS
Bloomberg Africa reports that a French official has revealed that Zambia has reached an agreement in principle to restructure $6.3 billion of debt with bilateral lenders that are expected to…
MINES MINISTER CONFIRMS SHORTLISTED FIRMS INTERESTED IN MOPANI
The Zambian government has confirmed the shortlisting of four firms in the race to invest in the troubled Mopani Copper Mines on the Copperbelt Province. Mines and Minerals Development Minister…