Thursday, January 16, 2025

Economy

Government not committed to improving public financial management, agriculture and roads-Donors

Cooperating partners are concerned about Zambia's declining performance in the Poverty Reduction Budget Support process. Poverty Reduction Budget Support chairman, Mike Hammond says government is...

Zambia tightens mine tax collection regulations

Zambia, Africa's top copper producer, has tightened its regulations on taxation of mining companies to boost compliance and revenue collection, the minister of mines...

Zambia Sugar workers end strike with pay deal

A strike over wages at Zambia Sugar, a unit of South Africa's Illovo Sugar, has ended after the company awarded permanent workers a 15...

Increased loadshedding is because of 250MW power shortage

The Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) has attributed the increased load shedding currently being experienced in the country to a power generation deficit of...

Multi-million dollar Japanese re-manufacturing plant – Hitachi opens in Lusaka

Hitachi Construction Machinery has officially launched a US$ 15 million re-manufacturing plant which will be manufacturing Japanese mining equipment in Zambia. This is the largest...

Zesco explains increased loadshedding in the country

The Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) has attributed the increased load shedding currently being experienced in the country to a power generation deficit of...

Gwembe cotton farmers threaten to burn crop because of low price

Cotton farmers in Gwembe’s Bbondo ward have threatened to set ablaze their cotton fields in the wake of the announced cotton price for this...

Zambezi Airlines to resume operations on June 17

Zambezi Airlines will resume operations on their regional flights on Sunday, June 17, 2012. Zambezi Airline’s Country manager for South Africa Michael Mujajati said the...