Youths, small businesses, position yourselves; the future is bright!
By Situmbeko Musokotwane To every young person wondering whether the economy will make room for their dreams, and to every small business owner trying to keep the doors open while…
ZICB pays first-ever dividends to shareholders
The Zambia Industrial Commercial Bank (ZICB) today proudly handed over its first-ever dividends, totaling K9 million, to its shareholders during a media breakfast held in Lusaka. The ceremony was attended…
Ongoing political instability, a threat to foreign investment
The increasing political instability and pockets of violence currently taking place in the country is a serious threat to foreign investment, an International Relations Expert Edgar Silwimba has said. He…
Annual inflation drops slightly
The country’s annual inflation rate for the month of October 2025 fell to 11.9 percent from 12.3 percent recorded the previous month. This is according to the latest figures produced…
Five biggest retirement mistakes Zambians make, how to avoid them
By Chansa Chilima In Zambia, we celebrate hard work more than smart planning. We wear our job titles proudly but forget that one day those titles will mean nothing if…
Musokotwane free to dream of the best economic growth in 2025
Our view: Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane is free to dream about an economic growth next year never seen before. Musokotwane has promised to grow the economy in 2025 to unprecedented…
Government’s over 60 000 jobs in public sector, a case of milking taxpayer dry
The United Party for National Development (UPND) administration has created a number of jobs in the public sector in line with their electoral promises, however this means more burden to…
Small Scale Cross Traders intra-trade volumes worry government
The government has expressed concern over the volume of intra-trade between Small scale Cross Traders who are not included in the tax basket. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance,…
Ex-Minister falls sick as ACC Officers insists on interrogating him
Former Minister of Finance Alexander Chikwanda 83 yrs, is admitted to hospital. Chikwanda fell ill when Anti-Corruption Commission officers were interrogating him in his bedroom where he has been recuperating…
Former Finance Minister Ng’andu Magande welcomes IMF deal
Former Finance Minister Ng’andu Magande has said that the deal agreed between Government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) gives hope that some difficulties that Zambia has gone through can…