Economy
Zambia gets $145,000 grant to fight climate change
Zambia has obtained a US$145,000 Readiness Package Grant from the Adaptation Fund to boost the country’s efforts in dealing with climate change. This ...
Economy
Power outages: Load shedding split into six-hourly schedule
ZESCO has reduced the load shedding hours to six hours per phase each day from a continuous 12 hours as directed by President ...
Economy
‘ZESCO, a lost cause’, CBU professor, Sichone, says off-grid energy needed
Adding to the ongoing debate on the historical power cuts Zambia is experiencing, governance expert and Copperbelt University (CBU) professor of peace and ...
Economy
Govt bows to pressure, cuts down electricity exports
The Zambian government has announced a cut down in electricity exports due to low power generation experienced in the Central African country. Energy ...
Economy
Ivanhoe Mines set to expand into Zambia, government says
Canadian mining giant, Ivanhoe Mines has expressed interest in extending its Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) operations into Zambia. Zambia’s Mine and Mineral ...
Economy
Vedanta, KCM face-off hurting Copperbelt economy, group petitions government
Two non-state organisations have petitioned Government over the delay to resolve the standoff between Vedanta and the Konkola Copper Mine (KCM). The two ...
Economy
Copperbelt Energy Corporation upbeat about Zambia’s energy sector
Zambia’s energy sector has become one of the best destinations for private sector investments, says Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc (CEC). The improving economic ...
Economy
Non-traditional exports net $3.6bn, first time in nine years
Zambia’s total export earnings for 2022 significantly increased to US$11.77 billion owing to improved macroeconomic fundamentals. The country has also for the first ...
Economy
Utilise agency banking, farmers urged
Atlas Mara has urged farmers to utilise the financial services offered under agency banking to transact and access their farming inputs. This is ...
Economy
Country Millers achieves major milestone, gets WSO certification
Country Millers Limited domiciled in Western Zambia has emerged the first Zambian company to apply and pay for World Sustainability Organisation (WSO) certification ...
