Economy
Zambia renews hope in Batoka hydro power project, as funding stalls progress
Zambia’s Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has said Zambia’s ambitious target of reaching three million tonnes of copper production in a decade will require ...
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Patriotic Front suspends lawmaker, Miles Sampa, over attack on presidential candidates
The Patriotic Front (PF) has suspended Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa from the central committee after he allegedly issued disparaging remarks against ...
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‘Solution to food crisis not in gallivanting’, APC’s Msoni takes jibe at Hichilema
Opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) leader, Nason Msoni, has said the government should put in place ‘survival’ plans to avert the looming hunger ...
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Mobile money transactions reach K170 billion in 2022, as 2 million SIM cards eliminated
Mobile money transactions have hit K170 billion in 2022, four times Zambia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Technology and Science Minister Felix Mutati has ...
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Agency attributes delay in road maintenance to high rainfall, as govt disburses K29.4m
Agency attributes delay in road maintenance to high rainfall, as govt disburses K29.4m The Road Development Agency (RDA) has this month received and ...
Economy
Export earnings drop K9.4 billion in December on the back of decline in copper sales
Zambia’s export volumes of copper has declined to 66.6 thousands tonnes in December 2022, impacting on the country’s traditional export earnings for that ...
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Breaking: Health Ministry announces cholera outbreak, containment measures
Zambia’s Ministry of Health has confirmed four cholera cases and one death with communities so far affected potentially includes up to 719 people ...
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Zambia’s annual inflation rate dips to 9.4%, as country records K.5bn trade deficit
Zambia’s annual inflation rate has declined to 9.4 percent in January this year due to movement in prices of food and non-food items, ...
Economy
Zambia, others tasked to grow their economies through value addition
Zambia and other African countries have been urged to grow their economies through value addition to create the much needed jobs for its ...
Economy
Boost for rural electrification, as private sector players to access $2.5m credit facility
About US$2.5 million has been dedicated to the newly launched Electricity Services Access Project (ESAP) off-grid credit facility. This programme is aimed at ...
