ACCORDING to the Income Tax Act number 33 of the Laws of Zambia, which gives the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) powers to effectively collect tax income on behalf of the Zambian Government states that every...

ABOUT two weeks ago there were media reports on complaints from some musicians on the increasing levels of piracy. Apparently, strong views on the vice were echoed by the artistes during a workshop that was...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Government contracts with some foreign oil transporters are still in effect and cannot be terminated abruptly to incorporate additional local transporters in the fuel delivery chain. Mines, Energy and Water...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Biofuels Association of Zambia (BAZ) has said Zambians should fully participate in the production of biofuels in the country to lower the cost of petroleum products and benefit from the...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Government will consider establishing milling plants in various parts of the country as a long-term option to reduce the current mealie meal prices in the country, Agriculture and Livestock Minister...

By JAMES KUNDA – ZAMBIA is still scouting for monetary resources to start construction of the Chingola-Jimbe railway line through Solwezi, which would link North-Western Province to Angola Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Minister Yamfwa...

ZAMBIA clocks 50 years of budgeting this year and Lusaka-based economic analyst, DAVID PUNABANTU, continues with this second-part article in which he observes that a certain model exists among export revenue derived mainly from copper...

YES, the tone has clearly been set for the 2015 Budget, which is expected to be presented to Parliament by Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda on October 10, 2014. Indeed through the proposed 2015-2017 Medium Term...

STATISTICS show that out of every 24 people only one person has a form of insurance in Zambia. Although the penetration levels are still low the 2013 insurance premiums soared to K1.5 billion yet contributing...

By JAMES KUNDA? – CHAMBISHI Metals on the Copperbelt records a loss of US$9.5 million due to erratic power supply in the financial year ending March, this year, the Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Investment Holdings...