The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has welcomed the upward revision of the minimum wage for domestic, general and shop workers. CSPR Information Management and Communication Programme Officer Diana Ngula said the move to adjust the minimum wage is commendable. Ms. Ngula said studies by the Central Statistical Office on the living conditions and [...]

The Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) has observed that the country has continued to register significant economic growth despite facing a critical shortage of skilled manpower. Bankers Association of Zambia Chief Executive Officer David Chewe said Zambia should however invest in skills training in order to take a huge leap toward economic development. Mr. Chewe [...]

By Chris Mfula LUSAKA, July 11 (Reuters) – A new law in Zambia limiting the use of dollars in everyday transactions has unsettled investors and could result in job losses and social friction in Africa’s top copper producer. Investors were already rattled by the government’s doubling of the royalties it charges mining companies on base metals, [...]

Lilly, former Defence minister Ben Mwila’s daughter who was hospitalised in South Africa has died. Lilly was involved in a road traffic accident in mid-June and evacuated to a South Africa on June 18, 2012. Lilly’s brother Yorum, who was in the same vehicle died on the spot.