Business

Sustainable Agriculture Credit Facility key to boosting agric production – Bulaya

By Isaac Zulu Agriculture Climate Action Foundation executive director Dr Oliver Kandela Bulaya says the recently launched Sustainable Agriculture Credit Window Facility will impact positively in empowering farmers and boosting agricultural…

Constant Airtel outages expose ZICTA’s impotence

By Staff Reporter The outages on the Airtel network are now almost becoming a daily occurrence and thereby exposing the impotence of regulator Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA).…

World Bank approves $100 million grant for NEAT

By Mubanga Mubanga The World Bank has approved an immediate disbursement of US$100 million grant for phase one of the Zambia National Energy Advancement and Transformation (NEAT) programme. In a…

Balancing act needed in terms of serving locals and exporting energy – Dodia

By Staff Reporter Private Sector Development Association president Yusuf Dodia says the country is in such a delicate situation that locals may have to be sacrificed in terms of load…

There is progress in opening TAZAMA to many – OMCAZ

By Agness Changala If you have products, you are not allowed to withhold as that is tantamount to sabotage, Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia (OMCAZ) president Dr Kafula Mubanga…

Govt lying over planned load shedding, claims Mwenda

By Isaac Zulu Economic Freedom Fighters leader Kasonde Mwenda says President Hakainde Hichilema pledged to end load shedding within a year of forming government, but he has now betrayed his…

Dodia challenges BoZ to explain Kwacha depreciation

By Mubanga Mubanga Economist Yusuf Dodia has urged the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) to explain the depreciation of the Kwacha. The Kwacha over two weeks ago was trading at K27.5…

Remove taxes on alternative energy sources, urges Agric expert … in view of looming load shedding

By Isaac Zulu Agriculture expert Dr Oliver Bulaya says the impending load shedding by ZESCO will adversely affect the agriculture sector, saying the government should therefore reduce taxes on alternative…

Take advantage of opportunities, Musokotwane urges private sector

By Staff Reporter Finance minister Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane says the private sector is expected to take advantage of various economic opportunities, to deliver inclusive development, jobs and improved livelihoods of…

FQM draws potential buyers for Zambia copper stake

By Jacob Lorinc(Bloomberg) — First Quantum Minerals Ltd. has attractedinterest from multiple parties wanting to buy a minority stakein its Zambian copper operations, as the Canadian minercontinues efforts to shore…