GOVT URGED TO PREPARE ADEQUATELY TO AVOID SHORTAGE OF FUEL AHEAD OF PROJECTED GLOBAL RECESSION
By Balewa Zyuulu Leader of the opposition Green Party, Peter Sinkamba has urged government to adequately prepare to avoid a shortage of fuel ahead of the projected global recession emanating from the European Union sanctions which are estimated to reduce Russian oil export volumes by as much as a quarter from pre-war levels and the social unrest…
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ENERGY EXPERT CALLS FOR ADEQUATE FUNDING TO INDENI IN THE 2023 BUDGET TO SUPPORT…
By Patricia Male Energy Expert Johnstone Chikwanda says he expects adequate funding to be allocated to Indeni…
5 COPPEBELT COMPANIES IN VAT FRAUD
By Patricia Male The Zambia Revenue Authority –ZRA- has prosecuted five companies on the Copperbelt on Value Added…
MINE UNION CHARGES ZAMBIA MAY NOT MEET ITS OVER 3 MILLION TONS PER ANNUM COPPER PRODUCTION TARGET
By Tinkerbel Mwila The United Mine Workers Union of Zambia says it is unlikely that the country will meet its copper production target of over 3 Million tons per annum from the current less than a million following challenges being faced in the mining sector. Union president Wisdom Ngwira says the two giant mines namely Mopani Copper Mine and…
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GOVERNMENT URGED TO GUARD AGAINST EXPOSING THE ECONOMIC TO BORROWING FROM…
By Lukundo Nankamba Economist Noah Kabwita is urging government to ensure the economy does not get exposed to…
ZAMBIANS ASSURED OF REDUCED COMMODITY PRICES DUE TO POSITIVE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
By Lukundo Nankamba The Southern Africa Cross Border Traders Association –SACBTA- has assured Zambians that they…
PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT SECTOR TO SUFFER HUGE SETBACK AFTER REMOVAL OF FUEL SUBSIDIES
By Tinkerbel Mwila The Buses and Taxi Owners Association of Zambia-BTOAZ says the expected removal of fuel subsidies will negatively impact the public passenger transport sector. The Ministry Of Energy has announced it will not extend waivers to oil marketing companies beyond 30thSeptember 2022. Reacting to this development, BTOAZ Spokesperson Amis…
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CHAMBER OF MINES CALLS FOR NECESSARY STEPS TO ENSURE ZAMBIA BENEFITS FROM GLOBAL…
By Michael Kaluba The Zambia Chamber Of Mines has warned that the country's mining sector risks losing out on its…
BOUNDARY DISPUTE ENSUES AT BLACK MOUNTAIN
By Michael Kaluba A boundary dispute has ensued at the black mountain between Nkana Alloy and Smelting Company…
REMOVAL OF SUBSIDIES ON ENERGY AND AGRICULTURE PROPOSED IN IMF AGREEMENT TO AFFECT FIXED INCOME EARNERS
By Chileshe Mwango Economist Noel Kabwita has observed that the removal of subsidies on energy and agriculture proposed in the International Monetary Fund–IMF- agreement with Zambia will mainly affect fixed income earners especially those under the low income bracket. Mr. Kabwita tells phoenix news that this is because there will be an increase in…
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