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CSOs call for more funding to agricultureA consortium of civil society organizations (CSOs) have said the e-voucher system for the disbursement of farming inputs to famers is cheaper for both government and end users. The CSOs, who asked the government to […]
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Treasury will endeavour to disburse CDF in Q1 of each year – MinisterMinister of Finance Dr Bwalya Ng’andu says the Treasury will endeavour to ensure that money from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) is released within the first quarter of each financial year. And Local Government Minister […]
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Millers explain high mealie meal pricesMillers Association of Zambia (MAZ) chairman Andrew Chintala says high mealie meal prices currently obtaining on the market are mainly because millers are accessing maize at much higher costs. But Chintala says he is optimistic […]
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Unless SA court ruling is stayed, nothing stops arbitration from proceeding – JereLusaka lawyer Dickson Jere says government’s appeal in the South African court is crucial because the arbitration can go on regardless of whether or not the Zambian courts agree as long as it is registered. […]
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Swallow your pride and get back to the dialogue table, NDF was a monologue – CCZCouncil of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) general secretary Fr Emanuel Chikoya has called on political leaders to swallow their pride and get back to the dialogue table because the National Dialogue Forum (NDF) was a […]
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Zambia’s expected trade deficit will worsen poverty levels – CSPRZambia’s worse than expected trade deficit, triggered by poor copper prices, will worsen poor people’s living conditions, says the Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR). And CSPR has called on government to focus on economic […]
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Vindictive firing of civil servants must stop, it takes years to train them – NeversMMD faction leader Nevers Mumba says the trend of firing civil servants whenever there is a change of government needs to come to an end, as it is an injustice to the country. Mumba has, […]
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Chamber of Mines disagrees with Ng’andu over 2019 mining tax regimeThe Zambia Chamber of Mines has disagreed with the sentiments made by newly-appointed Finance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu that declining copper production is not linked to the 2019 mining fiscal regime. And the Chamber has […]
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KCM liquidation may cost Zambia like LapGreenN – PePPatriots for Economic Progress (PeP) president Sean Tembo has warned that the manner in which President Edgar Lungu is handling Konkola Copper Mines’ (KCM) Plc liquidation will cost Zambia tremendously similar to the 2012 repossession […]
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Low copper prices will lead to worse than expected trade deficit in Zambia, predicts World BankThe World Bank has predicted that Zambia will suffer a worse than expected trade deficit and foreign exchange position due to the on-going tariff war between China and the USA which could lower copper prices. […]
