‘GIVE SMEs STIMULUS’
By KETRA KALUNGAFINANCIAL support to the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is needed to enable them to continue operating in the wake of the Covid-19 global pandemic outbreak, the Kabwe … Read More
Category: Economy
Catering union jumps to Debonairs workers’ defence
By ANDREW MUKOMATHE Hotel, Catering, Tourism and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (HCTAWUZ) has assured Debonairs and Steers workers in Livingstone and Lusaka that their five-months’ salary arrears are being … Read More
‘We‘re ready to help –HH
By SILUMESI MALUMOWE are ready to work with Government to address debt restructuring, United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema has said.Mr Hichilema in his Facebook posting yesterday, … Read More
UBA donates K2.6m towards Covid-19 fight
By PETER SICHALITHE United Bank of Africa (UBA) has donated K2.6 million to Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) for the fight against Coronavirus pandemic. UBA Board Chairperson, Abel Ng’andu, … Read More
ZRA exceeds First Quarter target
By BUUMBA CHIMBULU GOVERNMENT has pumped K2.9 billion in the economy as at last month to ensure that there is liquidity in the market, as the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) … Read More
Bolster production to survive recession – Kalumba
By SILUMESI MALUMOWE need to increase production to address the looming recession in the economy, former Minister of Finance Katele Kalumba has said. He said the only way the economy … Read More
COVID-19 ‘slices’economic growth
By BUUMBA CHIMBULU THE outbreak of COVID-19 has lowered Zambia’s economic growth for this year to two percent from the projected 3.2 percent while copper export earnings are expected to … Read More
Zambia seeks IMF help over COVID-19
By BUUMBA CHIMBULU GOVERNMENT is in the process of applying to multilateral partner organisations for COVID-19 support, Finance Minister Bwalya Ng’andu has said. The International Monetary Fund has availed US$50 … Read More
Govt offers tax relief
By BUUMBA CHIMBULU GOVERNMENT has offered tax relief to key economic sectors and will inject money in the economy to ease pressure caused by COVID-19 on businesses. The State will … Read More
Forgery case shocker
By BENNIE MUNDANDO THE arrest of self-appointed directors of Ultimate Insurance in connection with fraudulent ultering of documents has exonerated us from our long-held view that something is amiss at … Read More