Sunday, March 16, 2025

Economy

Zambia’s fuel enough

Zambia has sufficient stock of petrol because both TAZAMA and INDENI are operating normally. Energy Permanent Secretary, George Zulu says the country has now attained...

Alexander Chikwanda rubbishes CEEC, it only favours the elite and breeds corruption

The Minister of Finance says empowerment policies such as the citizen Economic Empowerment Commission are not helpful as they only favour the elite who...

379 miners retrenched

THREE-hundred-and-seventy-nine Mechanised Mining Solution (MMS) employees working at Nchanga underground mine in Chingola have been retrenched. This is the biggest retrenchment involving miners this year. MMS,...

Airtel Slashes International Calling Rates, calls to SA reduced by 75%

Airtel Zambia has announced the launch of reduced international calling rates to selected destinations. The rates promise to be the most affordable on...

Companies taken over by government will be floated to the public-Sata

President Michael Sata has told investors not to be misled that the PF government is engaged in nationalization of companies. Mr Sata says the government...

Government , EIB ink $30 million power deal

THE Zambian Government has signed a US$30 million finance contract with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for upgrading of the Kafue-Livingstone electricity power transmission...

Fuel shortage looms

A countrywide fuel shortage is looming in Zambia following the closure of Indeni, which is the country’s only refinery.The refinery has been shut down...

Stolen copper intercepted in Chililabombwe

Police officers in Chililambombwe have intercepted a truck laden with 20 tonnes of copper ore suspected to have been stolen from Konkola Copper mines...