Says more than 600 million Africans still live without electricity DOREEN NAWA Lusaka AFRICAN Union (AU) commissioner for infrastructure and energy Lerato Mataboge has urged African nations to prioritise energy…

DOREEN NAWA Lusaka FIRST National Bank (FNB) Zambia chief executive officer Kapumpe Chola has called for a decisive shift from dialogue to bankable transactions to secure Africa’s energy and infrastructure…

AMOS KAWISHA Solwezi THE European Union (EU) has announced plans to invest about US$130 million in rehabilitation of Mwinilunga–Jimbe road as part of broader efforts to advance the Lobito Corridor…

CONRAD MWANGO Lusaka THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has announced a reduction in fuel prices, citing falling international oil prices and the appreciation of the Kwacha against the US dollar.…

JOHN CHAAMBWA Lusaka IN LINE with Government’s continued efforts to secure sufficient energy supply, construction of a 20MW solar power plant has been commissioned at Natural Resources Development College (NRDC)…

TRYNESS TEMBO Lusaka MINISTER of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane has described Zambia’s debt restructuring under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme as a rare success story on the…

TRYNESS TEMBO Lusaka ZAMBIA’S inflation rate has declined to a single digit, falling to 9.4 percent from 11.2 percent recorded last month. The decrease brings inflation closer to Government’s target…

JOHN CHAAMBWA, PHILIP CHISALU Lusaka SEVERAL stakeholders have welcomed the completion of the sixth and final review under the International Monetary Fund (IMF)-supported 38-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement and…

DOREEN NAWA Lusaka GOVERNMENT is targeting at least US$5 billion in new investments in 2026, building on the success of last year’s Invest Zambia International Conference (IZIC), which attracted US$3.4…

AMOS KAWISHA Solwezi SOME illegal miners fleeing Kikonge Gold Mine following a recent Zambia Army operation to flush them out of the premises have taken refuge in nearby areas within…