ZM Index
Money market liquidity tightens for second consecutive week
Money market liquidity conditions tightened for the second straight week, with current account balances at commercial banks falling by 7.9 percent to a ...
Economy
‘Big fallacy,’ Govt not extending tax holidays or favorable taxes to foreign investors, Finance minister, Musokotwane
Finance and National Planning Minister, Situmbeko Musokotwane, has denied claims that Zambia offers tax holidays or favourable tax regimes to foreign investors, dismissing ...
Economy
More stakeholders push for removal of 15% export duty on emeralds
Calls for the removal of the recently reinstated 15 percent export duty on emeralds have intensified, with stakeholders urging the government to reconsider ...
Economy
Farmers call for permanent solution to armyworm infestation in Zambia
The Small-Scale Farmers Development Agency (SAFADA) has called on the government to find a permanent solution to the recurring armyworm infestation that continues ...
International
At least 86 reportedly dead, 55 injured in Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion
Nigeria — The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency said ...
International
Bishop describes horror of South Africa mine rescue operation, as 78 miners confirmed dead
A South African bishop has shared a chilling account of the rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, where the bodies ...
Metro
UN special rapporteur, Khan, to assess freedom of expression, safety of journalists in Zambia
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has announced a country visit to Zambia to assess issues related to freedom of opinion and ...
International
Ex-Mozambican minister, Chang, jailed in US over $2 billion tuna bonds scandal
A former Mozambique Finance Minister, Manuel Chang, was sentenced on Friday to 8-1/2 years in prison after being found guilty of participating in ...
International
Ethnic attacks, hate speech surging in Sudan, UN rights office says
GENEVA — A United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, warned on Friday that Sudanese civilians were in greater peril than ...
Economy
Energy enthusiast urges strategic action to address Zambia’s power crisis
An energy enthusiast, Bornface Zulu, has called on the Zambian government to implement strategic measures to tackle the country’s ongoing energy crisis in ...
