JCTR Notes Basic Needs Basket Reduction in Lusaka
The cost of basic needs for a family of five in Lusaka recorded a reduction of K134 in the month of June, standing at K7, 060.80. The latest JCTR report...
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Govt to Release K1 Billion for Crop Purchasing
Food Reserve Agency (FRA) Executive Director Chola Kafwabulula has disclosed that government will in the next few days release an additional K1 billion for crop purchasing. The government had budgeted...
» Read MoreMpezeni Links Early Marriages To Poverty
Paramount Chief Mpezeni of the Ngoni people has attributed the high prevalence of early marriages in the region to poverty. Chief Mpezeni said it is unfortunate that the province has...
» Read MoreBusiness Survey Report On Impact Of COVID-19 Launched
Commerce, Trade and Industry minister Christopher Yaluma has disclosed that the business survey report which has been launched to look at the impact of COVID-19 on Zambian enterprises seeks to...
» Read MoreKwacha Moves In ‘Yo-Yo’ Style
The local currency on Thursday moved between gains and losses in one trading session, touching K18.17 at its lowest and later closing trading at K17.97. “Thursday’s trading moved in a...
» Read MoreMopani Commits to Unbundle K58 Million Debt to Kitwe City Council
Mopani Copper Mines has committed to pay K8 million out of the K58 million it owes the Kitwe City Council. On Wednesday afternoon, bailiffs pounced on Mopani Copper Mines in...
» Read MoreIFAD Injects K13.5m in rural sustainability
Zambia has been selected as one of the 59 East and Southern African countries that will benefit from International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD)’s newly created Rural Poor Stimulus Facility. In...
» Read MoreGovt, Cooperating Partners Review 7NDP Performance
The Government of Zambia, cooperating partners and other stakeholders have reviewed the performance of the Seventh National Development Plan (7NDP) as at Mid-Term. Officiating at the validation meeting of the...
» Read MoreGovt Pays K36m To Farmers Displaced By Ndola Airport Project
Copperbelt Permanent Secretary Bright Nundwe has disclosed that government has so far paid K36 million out of the K51 million owed to farmers and squatters who were displaced to pave...
» Read MoreInflation Rate Drops For First Time In 2020
For the first time in 2020, Zambia’s annual rate of inflation has registered a drop of 0.7 per cent, according to data released by the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZAMSTAT). ZAMSTAT...
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