Domestic The JCTR Basic Needs Basket for the month of March for a family of five in Lusaka increased to K5, 543 from K 5, 331 in February 2019, an increase of K212.Read more: JCTR Tourism and Arts Minister Charles Banda has called on Chinese tour operators to promote the Victoria Falls as a Zambian […]

Domestic Transport and Communications Minister Brian Mushimba has said that he is engaging the Ministry of Finance over the release of 50 million Kwacha to recapitalise Zampost. Read more: Lusaka Times Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba says Africa requires strategy to liberate its people from poverty and Famine. Read more: Lusaka Times […]

Zambia recorded the lowest growth rate in April with Gross Domestic Product at 3.55% in April from 3.75% in March 2019. Bloomberg tracks country GDP and recently harvested data off their terminal indicates that the economic forecast on an annual year on year basis shows that the country’s GDP growth rate has been revised downwards […]

In the shortest trading week of April, the stock market recorded its best performance of the month with turnover and shares traded increasing by 2009% and 2546% from the previous lackluster week. However, it was also a week that saw one day of no trading. Equity Market Activity – Spotlight Holy Thursday “In 27 trades […]

Domestic Zambia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to negotiate and sign a Bilateral Trade Agreement to facilitate seamless trade and a Bilateral Investment Treaty to facilitate investment. Read more: Lusaka Times Government has released 44 Million Kwacha to the National Road Fund Agency- NRFA to settle one month’s outstanding arrears owed to routine road maintenance […]

Domestic Indo Zambia Bank has declared a 24 million Kwacha dividend to government. Read more: ZNBC Vice President Inonge Wina has launched the Southern Province Investment and Tourism Exposition. Read more: ZNBC Zambia on Wednesday launched the construction of China-aided milling plants, which are expected to greatly improve food supply and increase local employment in […]

Domestic The re-opening of Munali Nickel Mine in Mazabuka has excited the labour movement in the mining sector, describing the move as a major boost to the economy. Read more: ZNBC The Zambian government has opened talks with Chinese tech giant Huawei over the possibility of deploying 5 Generation Internet in Zambia. Read more: Lusaka […]

Domestic Minister of Finance Margaret Mwanakatwe says the just ended Spring the meetings with the IMF and World Bank were a success. Read more: Lusaka Times Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services Dora Siliya says she will confer with her counterpart at the Ministry of Finance Margaret Mwanakatwe on the possibility of zero-rating newsprint as […]

Domestic Zambia is Namibia’s most important trade link in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) with the lions’ share of 91.2% of total volumes of containerised exports via the Port of Walvis Bay in the western part of the country, according to Namibia State of Logistics (NSoL) 2018 report. Read more: Southern Times Africa Government […]

Domestic Government in partnership with the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Union has launched the Good Financial Governance Programme. Read more: ZNBC Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Christopher Yaluma has urged investors to take interest in Zambia’s natural resources. Read more: ZNBC Finance minister honorable Margaret Mwanakatwe has told Bloomberg that she is […]