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Bank of Zambia (BoZ) Governor Dr Denny Kalyalya has announced a reduction in the monetary policy rate in an attempt to boost lending and ease the economic pressure the country is facing as a result […]

Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) Executive Director Bernadette Deka says although improved maize yields in the region may affect the market price, farmers still have an opportunity to export to the Democratic Republic of […]

Lafarge Zambia has launched its annual Health and Safety Month to promote awareness and spark behavioral change under the theme “I stop unsafe work”. In a statement issued by Lafarge Communication Department yesterday, the company […]

The Ministry of Finance has signed a K400 million agreement with the Japanese government to upgrade health centres into First Level Hospitals in Zambia. Some of the health centres targeted are Chawama, Kanyama and Chipata […]

Zambia’s Tourism and Arts Minister Charles Banda has congratulated Zurab Pololikashvili of Georgia for being elected  nominee for the post of United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary-General, beating Zimbabwe’s Dr Walter Mzembi. Pololikashvili, the […]

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Elver has warned that many Zambian peasants are at risk of becoming squatters on their own land as commercial farmers dominate the sector. Elver […]

National Restoration Party (NAREP) leader Elias Chipimo says his efforts to meet President Edgar Lungu to sale his youth empowerment idea have been to no avail. And Chipimo says his heart goes out to anybody […]

The Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) says the 3.6 million tonnes of maize recorded this year is the highest in the country’s history. And ZNFU president Javis Zimba says the lifting of the maize export […]

The Jesuit Center for Theological Reflections has noted a reduction in the cost of living in Lusaka owing to a reduction in the price of essential foodstuffs. In a statement released today, JCTR however, observed […]

With the 75 per cent tariff increase, Zesco will generate revenue of K9.4 billion per year, according to the Energy Regulation Board. And the ERB has approved Zesco’s application to increase electricity tariffs by 50 […]