by lukundo Nankamba | Dec 20, 2024 | Environment, Governance
Agricultural Expert Oliver Bulaya says Zambia’s food security is likely to be affected by the long lasting impact that Tropical Cyclone Chido will have on crops that will be significantly damaged due to the distractive rains.The Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit...
by lukundo Nankamba | Dec 2, 2024 | Governance, Politics
The Opposition Socialist Party says the Zambia Statistics Agency-Zamstats Labour Force Survey is not reflective of the country’s status quo as no major industries have absorbed the 0.6 percent decrease in unemployment rate. The latest 2023 Labour Force Survey by...
by lukundo Nankamba | Dec 2, 2024 | Business News
Energy Expert Johnstone Chikwanda says the new fuel pump prices have not been triggered by changes in prices of the commodity on the international market and the exchange rate as these fundamentals did not reach the trigger point of 2.5 percent for a price change. The...
by lukundo Nankamba | Nov 28, 2024 | Business News
First Quantum Minerals-FQM- Trident Limited has signed a collective bargaining agreement with 6 mine worker unions for a 15 percent increase in employee basic salaries for 2025 and 2026. Speaking during the signing ceremony in Lusaka this morning, Kansanshi Assistant...
by lukundo Nankamba | Nov 26, 2024 | Community, Economy
The Zambia Council for Social Development–ZCSD says poverty remains a persistent issue across the country despite the reduction in unemployment rate. The latest 2023 labour force survey by the Zambia Statistics Agency -ZAMSTATS- has revealed that the unemployment rate...