Government Urged To Work On Legislation To Protect Private Sector
By Lukundo Nankamba Economist Trevor Hambayi has called on government to establish laws and regulations that will ensure the protection of the private sector in Zambia. Mr. Hambayi says if industries are not properly managed, the country will not actualize its investment prospects hence affecting the local economy. Mr Hambayi also optimistic…
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Some Bars And Taverns In Lusaka Defy Govt Directive On Operating Hours
By Lukundo Nankamba Some bars and taverns in Lusaka are defying a government directive for them not to…
Plans To Facilitate Formalizing Of Businesses For Street Vendors Underway
By Balewa Zyuulu The Zambia Development Agency -ZDA-is working on a strategy that will facilitate the…
ZRA Exceeds Its 5 Months Target Revenue Collection By K7.3 Billion
By Patricia Male The Zambia Revenue Authority –ZRA- has in the first five months of 2021 recorded positive revenue collections of K31.5 billion in gross revenue and refunded K4.2 billion, mainly attributed to the customer-centric approach where systems have been improved to serve the taxpayers better. The K31.5 billion net collection is…
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Grain Traders Propose Quarterly Export Of At Least 600,000 Metric-Tonnes Of Maize…
By Michael Kaluba and Tinkerbel Mwila The Grain Traders Association of Zambia has proposed a quarterly…
Marcopolo Tiles Limited Hands over K72 Million Dividend To IDC
By Patricia Male Marcopolo Tiles Limited has handed over a dividend of K72 million to the Industrial…
Bars And Nightclub Owners Will Not Accept Plans To Close Down Due To Surge In Covid-19 Cases
By Tinkerbel Mwila The Bars and Nightclub Owners Association has expressed fear that the surge in covid-19 cases may lead to the closure of bars. Zambia yesterday crossed the 100,000 marks after recording 738 new covid-19 cases, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases recorded to date to 100,278. Commenting on the development, Bars…
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Millers To Buy Over 1 Million Metric Tonnes Of Maize From Farmers
By Tinkerbel Mwila The Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) says it is ready to start buying maize from…
FRA Urged To Immediately Enter The Market And Prevent Unscrupulous Buyers Taking…
By Patricia Male The Policy Monitoring and Research Center -PMRC- is urging the Food Reserve Agency-FRA-to…
Mine Suppliers And Contractors Uncertain If Proposed Reforms And Recommendations Made At The Recently Held Mining Indaba Will Be Implemented
By Michael Kaluba The Association of Mine Suppliers and Contractors has expressed doubt if at all any of the proposed reforms and recommendations made by stakeholders during the recently held mining indaba will be implemented. This is because the association feels some of the proposed changes aimed at ensuring sustainable growth in the…
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