Government says it has no intentions of chocking private business entities but wants to engage them to make these businesses grow in any way possible. Speaking when he officially opened the Tontozo st ann.’s funeral home in Lusaka today, Minister of Commerce Trade and Industry Chipoka Mulenga says government will not allow investment that will choke the growth of a ...

Government has announced that it has started all preparations to evacuate Zambians stuck in Ukraine as a result of the geopolitical war between the country and Russia. Foreign Affairs Minister Stanely Kakubo has told journalists at a media briefing, that government is making every effort to ensure their safety and return back home. He has however called upon the public ...

Vice President Mutale Nalumango says at least six people have been killed in flash flooding triggered by heavy rains. And Mrs. Nalumango has disclosed that a total of close to 800 million kwacha will be required to implement disaster preparedness and response activities during the 2021/2022 rainfall season. Mrs. Nalumango has told parliament in a ministerial statement that the start ...

The Annual Inflation Rate for February, 2022 has dropped to 14.2 percent from 15.1 percent recorded in January, 2022. This means that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 14.2 percent between February 2021 and February 2022.  Announcing the development during the dissemination of the monthly bulletin, ZamStats Interim Statistician General Mulenga Musepa attributed the slowdown in annual inflation to ...

Two people including the Mayor of Mongu District, Nyambe Matakala have died on the spot when the motor vehicle they were traveling in collided head-on with a Nakonde bound Howo Sino Truck laden with copper. The accident occurred today at 05:30-hrs at Tazara area 3-killometers east of Mkushi Boma along the great north road. Central Province Commanding Officer Donald Mwandila ...

Energy Expert Boniface Zulu has noted the need for the new dawn government to consider re-introducing subsidies on fuel. Mr. Zulu says this is because global fuel prices are expected to rise due to tension between Russia and Ukraine who are major exporters. Speaking in an interview with QTV news, Mr. Zulu says government must consider the plight of the ...

Mine Expert Mwiya Songolo has questioned the criteria used by government in selecting youths and women cooperatives who will benefit from the black mountain. Recently President Hakainde Hichilema handed over part of the black mountain to cooperatives owned by Zambian youth and women. but, Mr. Songolo is advising government to come out clear and explain to the Zambian people how ...

The Transparency International Zambia [TIZ] has welcomed the decision by the Anti-Corruption Commission to hand over to the government more than 65.3 million kwacha and 57,000 United States dollars proceeds of crime forfeited to the state from Faith Musonda. And TIZ Executive Director Maurice Nyambe has called for accountability measures to ensure that the recovered funds that have been directed ...