August 2019

50 % of copper production is no longer coming from the Copperbelt

Economist Oliver Saasa has commended the government for opening up investments in the country through hosting of provincial investment expositions. Professor Saasa said that it was important that the government has...

27 August, 2019

New owners of KCM granted right to sue Moxico Resource

The Court of Appeal has reversed a High Court judgement that had prohibited Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) from suing Moxico Resources, Rephdim Mining, and Mimbula Minerals Limited for allegedly trespassing...

14 August, 2019

$430 million set aside for Kundabwika power scheme

RYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka LUAPULA Hydropower Corporation has set aside about US$430 million to develop the Kundabwika electricity generation scheme to complement Government’s efforts of increasing power capacity. Zambia has started four...

13 August, 2019

THE “MYSTERIOUS” 48 APARTMENTS

By Mwamba Peni II Corruption is a cancer that should be fought by all well meaning citizens regardless of who is involved. Its resultant effects curtail public service delivery, provision of...

12 August, 2019

Steel plant to spur economic growth

GOVERNMENT has focused on a rapid scaling-up of public investment to address the country’s infrastructure needs. This development strategy is expected to spur economic growth. Under this strategy, Government has embarked on...

07 August, 2019

Power-Starved Zimbabwe, Zambia Face Further Drought-Induced Blackouts

The Kariba dam that straddles Zambia and Zimbabwe, the world’s biggest man-made reservoir, is emptying fast, sparking fears the countries may have to cut hydropower production there completely. For the two...

06 August, 2019

US Ambassador to Zambia calls for geological information on Zambia’s mineral resources

United States Ambassador To Zambia Daniel Foote US Ambassador to Zambia Daniel Foote has bemoaned the lack of adequate geological information on the country’s mineral resources. Mr Foote says there...

02 August, 2019