Economy
Copperbelt maize soaked
THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has said about 46% of the 96, 596 tonnes of maize was soaked by rains on Tuesday in its...
Economy
Kamwala shop workers down tools, as minister appeals for calm
Business at Kamwala Trading area has come to a standstill after scores of workers employed in shops staged a protest against their employers this...
Economy
Tazara unionised workers walk out
UNIONISED workers at Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) have downed tools to press for the removal of managing director, Akashambatwa Mbikusita-Lewanika and payment of...
Economy
No more abusing workers, Shamenda tells employers
LABOUR Minister Fackson Shamenda has said employers should not continue to abuse workers by paying the minimum wage but should pay wages that are...
Economy
Sata should have waited for Commission of Inquiry- Magande
National Movement for Progressive party leader Nga’ndu Magande said in Lusaka yesterday that the president should have waited for the outcome of results from...
Economy
ZFE fears massive job losses due to protests
The Zambia Federation of Employers has warned that the current wave of workers protests if mishandled can lead to business closures and severe retrenchments.
Federation...
Feature Economy
Scraping of FirstRand Deal Fuels Zambian Currency Slide
Zambian President Michael Sata yesterday scrapped FirstRand Ltd.’s purchase of a local lender and fired the board of the central bank. The Kwacha fell...
Economy
Sikota Wina welcomes ERB fuel probe
Former Chairperson of the disbanded Board of Directors at the Energy Regulation Board -ERB- Sikota Wina says his team will fully co-operate with the...