THAT close to K700,000 was saved by Government during this year’s Independence Day investiture ceremony is indeed reassuring that with commitment, determination and consistency, austerity measures can bear much fruit and reshape the economic trajectory of this country. (more…)
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has saved K7 million between June and August this year through implementation of a travel ban on permanent secretaries, directors and other senior civil servants. Cabinet…
THEY say desperate times call for desperate measures and this is what Government is putting in place by extending the directive to permanent secretaries to enforce the ban on travels and unnecessary expenses in their ministries. (more…)
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka
ZAMBIA is making progress in the implementation of fiscal consolidation measures, Minister of Finance Bwalya Ng’andu has said. (more…)
ANGELA CHISHIMBA, New Delhi
GOVERNMENT will not starve the economy to a point of killing people’s initiatives because of the austerity measures it has put in place. (more…)
KALONDE NYATI, Lusaka
LACK of effective implementation of austerity measures is negatively affecting the economy as evidenced by the continued pressure on economic fundamentals, Bank of Zambia (BoZ) Governor Denny Kalyalya has said. (more…)
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka
GOVERNMENT targets to save over US$500 million annually over the medium term by indefinitely postponing contraction of debt as it continues implementing austerity measures. (more…)
Analysis: BENEDICT TEMBO
THE Zambia International Trade Fair management is yet to announce the attendance of the 2019 edition. (more…)