BOZ CUTS LENDING RATE BY 0.25% FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 5 YEARS
By Prudence Chota The Bank of Zambia has reduced the Monetary Policy Rate by 0.25 percentage points, bringing it down from 14.5 percent to 14.25 percent for the fourth quarter…
ENERGY EXPERT SAYS EMERGENCY TARIFF PLAYED CRUCIAL ROLE IN MAINTAINING POWER SUPPLY
By Chamuka Shalubala Energy expert Boniface Zulu says the emergency tariff has played an important role in keeping electricity services running at a time when power utility, ZESCO was facing…
THE SHADOW OF SOCIAL MEDIA TAX RETURNS
Zambia’s digital world is once again walking a tightrope between innovation and control. And journalist Brenda Zulu says the signs are familiar. “We’ve seen this movie before,” she writes. “Every…
PRESIDENT HICHILEMA WRITES…
We were greatly honoured to receive our distinguished brother and leader, President Daniel Francisco Chapo of the Republic of Mozambique, and his delegation at State House. This visit, which coincides…
ZAMBIA AMONG TOP FIVE AFRICAN COUNTRIES WITH STRONGEST CURRENCIES BUT KWACHA GAINS WON’T EASE THE COST OF LIVING IMMEDIATELY
By: Thomas Afroman Mwale Economist Yusuf Dodia has revealed that Zambia is currently ranked among the top five African countries with the most valued currencies but cautioned that the recent…