Economy
Zambia, EU launch MSME support project for women empowerment, target 24,000 beneficiaries
The government has reportedly launched the Women Empowerment and Micro Small Enterprises Support Project, aimed at supporting at least 24,000 beneficiaries across Zambia. ...
Economy
Cost of living in Lusaka jumps to K11,599.12 for family of five in February, Jesuit Centre reports
The cost of living for a family of five in Lusaka has increased by K798.56 in February 2025, reaching K11,599.12, according to the ...
Economy
Zambia launches integrated mining information system to boost mining sector transparency, efficiency
The Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development (MMMD) has reportedly launched the Zambia Integrated Mining Information System (ZIMIS), a digital platform aimed at ...
Economy
Smuggling, border loopholes allow influx of substandard goods, says consumer rights committee
The 2025 World Consumer Rights Day National Organising Committee has identified border porousness and increased smuggling as major challenges undermining enforcement efforts against ...
Economy
Body of Zambian engineers returns damning report on construction, management of Sino Metals’ dam
The recent dam failure at Sino Metals Leach Zambia Limited, which resulted in acid spillage into the Mwambashi and Kafue rivers, underscores long-standing ...
Economy
Use data for decision-making, not shelf storage – UNFPA tells Zambian government
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has urged the Zambian government to actively use critical data reports rather than letting them gather dust ...
Economy
Debt restructuring a failure, excuse to borrow more, opposition Patroitic Front alleges
The Patriotic Front (PF) has alleged that government’s debt restructuring efforts had failed, accusing the United Party for National Development (UPND) of only ...
Economy
Zambia’s Maimbo to contend with South Africa’s Swazi, Senegal’s Amadou, two others as AfDB presidency race nears
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has reportedly cleared five candidates to contest its upcoming presidential election, including Zambia’s Samuel Munzele Maimbo The other ...
Economy
SADC nations must collaborate for sustainable energy solutions —Chikote
Minister of Energy, Makozo Chikote, has called for greater collaboration among Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states to achieve sustainable energy solutions ...
Economy
Zambian businesses free to import fertiliser despite country attaining self-sufficiency —Government
The Zambian government has clarified that it had not banned or restricted fertiliser imports, despite the country achieving self-sufficiency in production for the ...
