REA BOARD APPROVES OVER K594 MILLION BUDGET FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS IN 2024 By Patricia Male The Rural Electrification Authority -REA- Board of Directors has approved a K594, 214,177 budget for the implementation ....
FLAMBOYANT businessman and philanthropist Mr Wicknell Chivayo has explained his source of wealth, saying he is involved in legitimate business interests which over the years have seen him accumulate a considerable amount of wealth. Mr ....
LCC TO SHUT DOWN ERRING BARS, NIGHT CLUBS ON VALENTINE'S DAY 13th February, 2024 The Lusaka City Council (LCC) is cautioning bars, nightclubs and casino owners against allowing underage patrons on their premises to maximise ....
ZICTA DEACTIVATES 144,000 SCAMMERS Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) says it deactivated 144,000 scammers as of December last year. The authority last year also received and handled 30,734 service-related complaints, out of which ....
CBU GRANTED MANGANESE EXPLORATION LICENCE Copperbelt University (CBU) has been granted two large-scale manganese exploration licences in Mwense district, Luapula Province, acting Vice-Chancellor Professor John Bwalya has said. Speaking during a media breakfast meeting at ....
POWER GENERATION TO REDUCE THIS YEAR AT KARIBA - ZESCO Zesco says electricity generation at the Kariba North Bank Power Station will this year reduce to 214 Mega Watts compared to 386 Mega Watts generated ....
Liquidity to tighten further after Govt directive to mop K14 billion from banks Liquidity conditions for banks and in effect funds available for onward lending to local businesses and individuals is expected to further shrink ....
MICROLINK BUYS ROBOT TO HELP RESCUE TRAPPED MINERS IN FLOODED MINE Management at Macrolink Mine has disclosed that a South African company Hill International has been engaged to provide a robot that will be used ....
IMF CAUSING FUEL PUMP PRICE HIKES - SICHONE CITIZENS First Party Spokesperson, Frank Sichone, has charged that the continued hike in fuel prices is a result of Government’s adherence to conditions set by external entities ....
ERB INCREASES FUEL PUMP PRICE THE Energy Regulation Board-ERB, hSas adjusted upwards the price of Petrol, Diesel and Jet A-1 effective February 1, 2024. A litre of petrol will now sale at K34.19 from K29.98, ....
ZAMBIA TO HOST ANOTHER DIGITAL GOVERNMENT AFRICA SUMMIT IN OCTOBER …as two MoU’s have been signed with Africa Brains and Visa International Service Association in preparation of the summit January 31, 2024 LUSAKA - Smart ....
Metbank, Zambian firm lock horns Zimbabwean bank Metbank is embroiled in a scandal in which it has reportedly failed to pay US$78 000, in a transaction that involved delivery of maize by a Zambian firm, ....
JUST IN: FUEL PRICE TO HIT K37.13 PER LITRE TOMORROW By Rick Nchito The price of fuel is tomorrow expected to hit K37.13 per litre from the current K29.98. Sources at the Energy Regulation Board ....
THINGS HAVE BECOME SO EXPENSIVE - TIYENI TUKOSE. Yesterday I asked for my wife's ATM card, got into the super market to get mealie meal. While in the shop I realized I needed fo get ....
MOPANI IS FINALLY DONE, WE NOW WAIT FOR KCM By Vedanta Must Return Community Campaign Movement (Chingola/Chililabombwe Consortium) 29.01.2024 The recent Development of Mopani Copper Mines paying off suppliers and contractors, has given us hope ....
BWACHA CONSTITUENCY ROADS TO GET FACE LIFT AT COST OF K5.1 MILLION Government has allocated K5.1 million towards the rehabilitation of 47.5 Kilometers of roads in Bwacha Constituency in Kabwe District of Central province, under ....
By Chileshe Mwango Rhoespark, Garden, Thornpark, Northmead and parts of Fairview areas have been left without power supply after a major ZESCO substation located in Northmead exploded this morning, leaving all installations completely consumed. Meanwhile, ....
MINE-WORKER UNIONS IN NEAR PUNCH-UP OVER ALLEGED DIVISIONS IN THE INDUSTRY There was a near punch-up among the 8 Mine-Worker Unions at Kitwe’s Garden Court Hotel this morning after 5 of the unions collectively accused ....
FARMERS IN CHIPATA VISITING BANKS TO ACCESS AGRIC LOANS Farmers in Eastern Province have started the process of accessing loans under the credit window facility Initiative in the 2023-2024 farming season. A check by Breeze ....
Ethiopian Airline fails to land at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport due to heavy rains "After one hour of failed attempts to land at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport by Ethiopian Airlines which came from ....
CHEAPER EAGLES MEALIE MEAL FLOODS THE MARKET THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) in Northern Province says it has offloaded over 1,000 metric tonnes of maize for the production of cheaper Eagle mealie meal. ZANIS reports ....
ZISC NEW BOARD UNVEILED The Industrial Development Corporation Limited (IDC) Chief Executive Officer Cornwell Muleya has announced and unveiled the new Board of Directors for the Zambia State Insurance Corporation (ZSIC). Speaking during the inauguration ....
CURRENT MEALIE-MEAL PRICES FETCHING AT 410 IN EASTERN PROVINCE ARTIFICIAL The Millers’ Association of Zambia says the current high mealie-meal prices in eastern province fetching at K410 is artificial. MAZ president Andrew Chintala explains that ....
By Balewa Zyuulu President Hakainde Hichilema has commissioned the Zambian Breweries upgraded plant with a call on Zambians to stop vilifying investors but have a positive outlook on investments as they contribute to economic advancement ....
SALARY AND WORKING CONDITION NEGOTIATION AT MOPANI AND KCM DEFERRED By Michael Kaluba Negotiations for salaries and working conditions at both Konkola Copper Mines-KCM- and Mopani have been put on hold for three months, until ....
Mark Zuckerberg opens a cattle ranch He writes Started raising cattle at Ko'olau Ranch on Kauai, and my goal is to create some of the highest quality beef in the world. The cattle are wagyu ....
HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESIDENT HAKAINDE’S TOUR OF THE EXPANDED ZAMBIA BREWERIES PLC PLANT Today, His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zambia Mr. Hakainde Hichilema toured the expanded Zambia Breweries PLC plant in Lusaka. Below ....
OMCAZ IMPLORES GOVERNMENT TO RESTRICT THE USE OF THE TAZAMA PIPELINE By Michael Kaluba The Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia has implored government to restrict the use of the TAZAMA Pipeline to Zambian enterprises ....
GOVERNMENT PLANS TO INCREASE COPPER PRODUCTION TO STABILIZE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MINISTER of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane says Government is ready to face the challenge of stabilizing the foreign exchange rate through various investments ....
ZUPED HAPPY WITH EXPORT PROCEEDS TRACKING FRAMEWORK .....it will help stabilize the kwacha and also improve Zambia's economy The Zambians for Unity Peace and Development (ZUPED) has expressed happiness that the implementation of export proceeds ....
Zambia losing about US$910m annually to road crashes - WHO The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Zambia loses about US$910 million annually to road crashes, equivalent to 4.7 percent of the country’s gross domestic product ....
MONEY CIRCULATION SCHEME INVESTIGATIONS: “PUBLIC URGED TO EXERCISE PATIENCE AND CAUTION “ The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) acknowledges the concerns of those who have invested in such schemes, some of which the Commission has investigated, ....
MORE ZNS MEALIE MEAL EXPECTED IN CHIPATA Government says the once-off activity of selling of mealie-meal by ZNS, the Zambia National Service in Chipata was to alleviate the pressure on the supply of the commodity ....
Brenthurst Foundation on Mpulungu Harbour Board President Hakainde Hichilema has appointed the New Board of Directors for Mpulungu Harbour that include an official from the Brenthurst Foundation. Those appointed are; Fellystons Nchimunya as Chairperson, Precious ....
Without a war, economic crisis or official devaluation, the Kwacha has lost its value in seven months making it the world's worst performing currency after Argentina and Malawi By Dean.N. Onyambu . The USD has ....
DIAMOND TV ACQUIRES BROADCAST AND PUBLIC VIEWING RIGHTS TO SHOW ALL 52 AFCON MATCHES Lusaka, 05.01.2024 - Diamond TV is pleased to announce to its esteemed viewers and clients that it will be broadcasting the ....
ZNS COMMITS TO PURCHASE FERTILIZER FROM NITROGEN CHEMICALS OF ZAMBIA The Zambia National Service (ZNS) Commander Lieutenant General Maliti Solochi has directed production units across the country to purchase Basal Fertilizer from Nitrogen Chemicals of ....
ZRA FOILS ATTEMPTED SMUGGLING OF K3.1M OF ETHANOL DISGUISED AS HYDROGEN PEROXIDE THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has intercepted 80,000 liters of ethanol concealed as hydrogen peroxide in a smuggling attempt. The estimated revenue loss ....
CDF BENEFICIARIES, PLEASE PAY BACK LOANS - MACHA CHIEF Macha of the Tonga speaking people of Choma District has called on Constituency Development Fund-CDF loans beneficiaries to ensure they pay back the money loans in ....
Bweengwa cattle farmers Meet Mr. Hikapapa Mukuwa Munankombwe One of the greatest farmer in Bweengwa of HAMUSONDE CHIEFDOM is Mr Hikapapa Meeti Mukuwa Munankombwe. He has different farms in Bweengwa and Choma district. He has ....
