By Matthew Kanganja Minister of agriculture Michael Katambo is optimistic of a maize bumper harvest this year despite the challenges faced. The 2019-2020 farming season has been characterized by the outbreak of army worms, late and non-delivery of farming inputs as well as droughts and floods. But Mr Katambo says he has visited parts of…
By Patricia Mbewe A Trade Policy and Development think tank is urging government to demonstrate it’s commitment to economic recovery. Zambia is currently in an economic recession with growth slowing to around 3 percent and inflation increasing to well over 12 percent. Centre for Trade Policy and Development-CTPD- Executive Director Isaac Mwaipopo says his…
By Balewa Zyuulu Finance Minister Bwalya Ng’andu says all state-owned enterprises that fail to perform will face sanctions by government. Dr Ng’andu says government investments in state-owned enterprises are aimed at getting a reasonable return to allow the country raise finances to meet other developmental objectives but only a few companies have been fulfilling…
By Michael Kaluba Leader of the Green Party, Peter Sinkamba has challenged the Zambia Police to be sincere and state whether it has truly identified the chemical being used by criminals to gas people and to make the findings public. And the Green Party leader is disappointed with the failure by Zambia Police to…
By Tinkerbel Mwila Employees at state owned telecommunication company, Zamtel in Ndola who have been declared redundant have threatened to sue the company. It has emerged that over 80 Zamtel employees in Ndola have been pruned as the company undergoes restructuring. The affected employees who opted to remain anonymous, in an interview with Phoenix…
By Lomphande Phiri Irate residents of Matero Township yesterday almost set ablaze a suspect who is believed to have been part of a gang behind the recent spate of gassing of houses in Lusaka. According to information obtained by a Phoenix News crew that rushed to Matero police where the suspect was taken for…
By Balewa Zyuulu The poultry association of Zambia (PAZ) is concerned with the persistent high price of stock feed on the market. PAZ Executive Manager, Dominic Chanda says the insufficient maize stock on the Zambian market has forced stock feed producers to hike the price of the commodity. Mr Chanda tells phoenix business news that…
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