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K71.6bn 2018 budget highlights: more taxes
The full budget: FINAL PRINT 2018 Budget Speech 29 SEPT 2017 FINANCE minister Felix Mutati will this afternoon announce a catalogue of steep tax increases...
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Mutati to present 2018 budget amidst uncertainty over his stay in PF cabinet
FINANCE minister Felix Mutati today walks down the ‘Parliamentary aisle’ armed with a copper briefcase while his ‘divorce certificate’ from the ruling PF cabinet hangs...
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It’s illegal for KCM to outsource operations, outplace workers – govt
GOVERNMENT says Konkola Copper Mines’ move to outsource its operations and outplace workers is an illegality. But Konkola Copper Mines has assured that no jobs...
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Zambia’s economy needs huge investments in infrastructure – FNB
FNB Zambia says there is a big opportunity for growth in the local economy that requires huge investments in infrastructure. Announcing the bank’s participation at...
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KCM outsourcing ‘sucks in’ Lungu
(Darious Kapembwa and Marilyn Rose) KONKOLA Copper Mines has gone ahead to outsource its operations and outplace workers to contractors, defying opposition from unions because...
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Briefcase maize buyers luring Chipata farmers with instant cash at low prices
BRIEFCASE maize buyers in Chipata have taken advantage of the low maize price to purchase the commodity cheaply from desperate farmers. The businesspersons are buying...
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Tembo urges govt to start collecting mineral royalties
PATRIOTS for Economic Progress president Sean Tembo has complained that Zambia has continued to lose out on merited revenue because of the government’s failure to...
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Experts explain kwacha fall
THE kwacha’s rapid depreciation has continued and the local unit could soon breach the K10 psychological barrier after key exporters reduced foreign currency supply, according...
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HH gives Lungu ultimatum to increase maize price
HAKAINDE Hichilema has given President Edgar Lungu a 15-day ultimatum to increase the price of maize this marketing season from K60 per 50 kilogramme bag....
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Minister says Grandview’s fire truck deal gave govt value for money
LOCAL government minister Vincent Mwale has told Parliament that Grandview International’s $42 million deal to supply 42 fire tenders gave government value for its money....
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