By JOHN SAKALA Zesco has postponed the 12-hour liad shedding which was supposd to start today November 8, 2020. Zesco Public Relations Manager Hazel Zulu said the exercise of filling the dam at Kafue Gorge Lower will start on Tuesday this week.
By Staff Writer Nchanga Rangers Striker Elliot Kampukesa has been awarded as the Club’s Player of the year. The Kasempa-born Zambia Under-20 striker also walked away with another award as Nchanga Rangers joint top scorer with seven goals of the league which was ended abruptly due to the outbreak of Coronavirus. He was joint top scorer with a Ghanaian […]
Zambia’s “lack of fiscal flexibility” will greatly affect its long-term ability to recover from a COVID-19-induced economic fallout, according to new data from the Africa Risk-Reward Index, compiled by Control Risks, the renowned global risk consultancy. The more “fiscal space” (i.e. ability to disperse funds) that a country has, the faster its economy can recover. As the […]
By Eng Geoffrey Chishimba Chiyumbe President Edgar Lungu in opening parliament on 11th September 2020, spoke about the need for innovation and resilience to drive our nation toward sustainable economic development. As daily power-cuts also called load shedding, become the new normal in Zambia, effects are being felt by households, farms and small businesses as […]
By JOHN SAKALA Zesco has shut down its National Call Centre (NCC) to facilitate fumigation and disinfection of the centre. This means Zesco will this evening August 13, 2020 not make voicecalls to the centre. In a bulk Short Message System (SMS) sent at 19:00 hrs to its registered customers Zesco said the closure was […]
By Abigail Chaponda in London, United Kingdom Zambia’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Lieutenant General Paul Mihova has called on Zambians living in the United Kingdom to invest back in their home country and be part of transforming Zambia. The High Commissioner made the remarks when he addressed various Zambian Association groups […]
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