Economy
Zambia, DRC, others to benefit from US-funded $30bn infrastructure development projects
Zambia, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) stand to benefit from the over US$30billion, which has been set aside by the ...
Economy
Low value addition to copper worries Zambia metal fabricators
The Zambia Metal Fabricators (ZAMEFA) says it is concerned that local value addition to Copper continues to be low, estimated at five percent. ...
Economy
Local pharmaceutical companies call for level playing field, demand tax incentives
Pharmaceutical companies in Zambia are calling on government to level the playing field between local pharmaceutical manufacturing companies and importers in order to ...
Economy
Three Indian firms express interest to setup pharmaceutical plants in Zambia
The Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) has announced that three globally renowned Indian companies have expressed interest in setting up pharmaceutical ...
Economy
World Bank warns of elevated global warming, calls for innovation, investment in greening cities
The World Bank has warned that green house emissions will remain above the level required to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius ...
Economy
Gleenco Zambia says feasibility study for battery energy storage system in progress
Africa Greenco Zambia Development Head, Wezi Gondwe, says the feasibility study for the first battery energy storage system (BESS) in Zambia is currently ...
Economy
Multiple taxations hurting honey production industry—Ball
A stakeholder in the honey production sector, Daniel Ball, has appealed to government to ease taxes on the sector for it to grow ...
Economy
Civil society groups laud new maize price announced by government
The upwards revision of the price of maize is an advantage to the farmers, looking at the previous season where they faced lot ...
Economy
Zambia wants Honorary Consuls to establish permanent diplomatic missions to strengthen cooperation
The Zambian government has requested Honorary Consuls to consider establishing permanent Diplomatic Missions in the country, in order to strengthen cooperation between Zambia ...
Economy
AfDB approves $11.7 million for farmers to access fertiliser in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$11.7 million to facilitate access to fertilisers for African farmers under its 2023 operations. The budgetary ...
