Economy
Mineworkers union laments rising cost of living, highlights energy crisis as 2024’s key challenge
The Mineworkers Union of Zambia (MUZ) has expressed deep concern over the persistent high cost of living, worsened by frequent load shedding and ...
Economy
Agriculture ministry warns against input-for-cash scams, threatens tough action
The Ministry of Agriculture has raised concerns over the growing malpractice of agro-dealers colluding with farmers to exchange agricultural inputs for cash, contrary ...
Economy
Petrol price jumps by K1, now selling at K34.67; diesel price unchanged at K32.43
The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has announced an increase in petrol prices for January 2025, while maintaining the price of diesel and other ...
Economy
Jobs at stake as Lactalis, producers of Parmalat products, announces shutdown of Zambian plant
Lactalis Zambia, the producers of Parmalat products, has announced plans to shut its Zambian manufacturing operations, opting to import products from South Africa ...
Economy
Standards body reports rise in market compliance to 93.4% in 2024, notes 0.8 decline among manufacturers
The Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA) has reported an increase in market compliance, with standards rising from 92.8 percent in 2023 to 93.4 ...
Economy
Missions abroad tasked to be prudent, impactful in application of public resources
The Zambian government has called for prudent utilization of public resources across all missions abroad and the attainment of zero audit queries from ...
Economy
Govt claims over 1 million farmers verified under FISP for 2024/25 farming season
Government has announced what it said was the successfull completion of the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) beneficiaries’ verification exercise for the 2024/25 ...
Economy
ZDA claims $18.74 billion recorded in committed investments for 2024
The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has reported US$18.74 billion in committed investments across various sectors in 2024, with US$9.83 billion already actualised. At ...
Economy
ZESCO reports K5.1 million loss due to infrastructure vandalism
ZESCO Limited has reported a loss of K5.1 million in 2024 as a result of widespread vandalism of its infrastructure. The power utility ...
Economy
Financial analyst urges BoZ to clean up soiled money in circulation
Financial analyst, Kelvin Chisanga, has called on the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) to prioritise replacing soiled and torn banknotes in circulation to improve ...
