Zambia Will Not Achieve Reduction In Mealie Meal Prices If Milling Plants Are Concentrated In Urban Areas-ZCF
By Michael Kaluba The Zambia Cooperatives Federation -ZCF- says Zambia will not achieve a reduction in mealie meal prices as long as milling plants are concentrated in urban areas. ZCF Director General James Chikwa has told Phoenix News that the country needs to emulate ZCF's plan to strategically place high capacity milling plants around the…
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50 Million Kwacha Contingence Fund Not Adequate To Cushion Small Businesses
By Lomphande Phiri A financial analyst Blessings Kafwanka says the 50 Million Kwacha contingence fund…
Hotels Start Closing In View On COVID-19 Outbreak
By Prudence Siabana The effects of the corona virus outbreak have continued to be felt within various…
ZACCI Proposes Reduction Of Vat To Support Job Preservations In Wake Of COVID-19
By Patricia Mbewe The Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry-ZACCI- is proposing that government reduces Value Added Tax –vat- from 16% to 10% for all transactions from 1st April to June 2020 as a way of supporting job preservations. ZACCI feels this will allow businesses to channel the savings back into staff retention and manufacturers…
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US$500 Million C-400 Road Project Shelved
By Michael Kaluba The much anticipated US$500 million C-400 road project on the Copperbelt Province has been…
High Debt And Corruption Levels Main Hindrances To Zambia’s Achievement Of Vision…
By Chileshe Mwango A Political Scientist has observed that Zambia’s high levels of debt and corruption…
Airtel Zambia Announces Zero Cost Transaction Fees For Person To Person In Light Of Covid-19 Outbreak
By Michael Kaluba Airtel Zambia Managing Director Apoorva Mehrotra has announced that transaction fees for person to person on Airtel money will remain at zero cost until April 30, 2020 to ensure free flow of funds and to facilitate easy payment of bills and other essentials remotely in light of the covid-19 outbreak. Mr. Mehrotra has…
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Traders Still Selling Mealie Meal At High Price
By Mathew Kanganja Some mealie meal traders in Lusaka are still selling the commodity at high prices despite…
Demand For Hand Washing Buckets On The Increase
By Prudence Siabana In the wake of the Covid19 outbreak, hand washing buckets are on high demand. As part of…
Government Urged To Consider Reducing Monetary Policy Rate
By Chileshe Mwango Economist Noel Kabwita has advised the Ministry Of Finance and The Central Bank to consider reducing the Monetary policy rate as an immediate response to the Current economic challenges the country is experiencing. Mr. Kabwita observes that most businesses have been threatened by the economic challenges that the Corona…
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