By IMMANUEL CHITWA – THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has enhanced anti-smuggling operations across the country. This renewed commitment to fight smuggling is a strong signal and warning to smugglers to rethink and stop their...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE value of Zambia’s trade deficit for September 2017 exponentially widened to more than K2 billion from the K484.3 million recorded in August this year. The K2, 055.6-million deficit has been...

By CASSEY KAYULA – INDO Zambia Bank (IZB) has been awarded the AA-rating, as one of the most financially stable institutions in the banking sector in the country. The move by the Credit Rating Agency...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – AFINANCIAL analyst has attributed the current depreciation of the Kwacha against major convertibles amid rising copper prices to increased imports and delayed International Monetary Fund (IMF) financial support. Maambo Hamaundu says...

RURAL electrification is the process of bringing electrical power to rural and remote areas of any part of the country. Electricity is used not only for lighting and household purposes, but it also allows for...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Government recorded payments of more than K9 billion from mining companies countrywide in 2015, a Zambia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) summary for that year has revealed. According to the...

By HAMATAN KACHABE  – INFORMATION and Broadcasting Services Minister Kampamba Mulenga has urged permanent secretaries to employ permanent public relations practioners (PRs) and put them in management. Ms Mulenga said PR was an important profession...

By CHILA NAMAIKO – PARLIAMENT yesterday unanimously approved a K70.5 million State House budget for 2018 with Vice-President Inonge Wina warning ‘presidential aspirants’ in the House to stop muddying President Edgar Lungu’s name with false...

By CHILA NAMAIKO  – PARLIAMENTARIANS have called on Rural Electrification Authority (REA) to roll out a larger segment of the earmarked 7,000 kilometre (km) grid extension programme to light up rural-based constituencies unlike those in...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – A DAY before the occasion of the third anniversary of his passing on, the family. friends and ordinary citizens have begun paying tribute to the late President Michael Sata. Mr Sata...