The Government of Botswana may demand  an apology from Zambia for President Michael Sata’s disparaging remarks when he visited that country last week. The Watchdog understands that MPs in Botswana Tuesday March 27, 2012 raised the issue in the Parliament of Botswana. The MPs are said to have asked the Speaker to order the government [...]

Private Sector Development Association (PSDA) Chairperson, Yusuf Dodia, has charged that the instability in the local currency will negatively affect the cost of doing business in the country. Mr Dodia, who is also an Economist said many local producers will find it difficult and expensive to conduct their businesses hence the need for government to [...]

Gemfields (LON:GEM) has raised US$26.2 million in the rough emerald auction it held last week in Singapore, the third auction of the current financial year which ends on June 30. In all, the auctions generated US$68.9 million in sales. Of the 32 companies attending the auction of predominantly medium to higher quality rough emeralds, 29 placed [...]

WESTERN Province permanent secretary Augustine Seyuba has expressed happiness with the development projects currently being undertaken in the area by the Patriotic Front (PF) government. Mr Seyuba says the people of Western Province are happy with the development projects currently being implemented by Government in the province. He said in an interview in Lusaka yesterday [...]

The Zambia Consumer Association (ZACA ) says it is in full support of government’s decision to charge consumers who will be found buying from the street vendors. ZACA Executive Secretary Muyunda Ililonga said the association has welcomed the measure that government has put in place to curb street vending  by charging consumers found buying from [...]

KITWE High Court Judge-in-charge Rhoyda Kaoma has dismissed with costs, the election petition in which losing Patriotic Front (PF) Lufwanyama candidate Christopher Kalenga challenged the election of incumbent Anne Munshya of the MMD in last year’s elections. This is in a matter in which Mr Kalenga sued Ms Munshya, the Electoral Commission of Zambia and [...]