LUSAKA, Dec 11 Mining companies in Zambia may lay off more than 21,000 workers due to reduced capital expenditure over the next three years if the government introduces higher taxes in January, an industry body said on Tuesday.
LUSAKA President Edgar Lungu can stand in presidential elections due in 2021 without breaching a constitutional two-term limit, Zambia's top court ruled on Friday, rejecting an opposition challenge.
LIVINGSTONE, Zambia, Nov 14 Investors will want South Africa to avoid creating uncertainty with its proposed land reforms, a senior World Bank group executive said on Wednesday, as the ruling African National Congress considers changing the constitution to allow expropriation of land without compensation.
LIVINGSTONE, Zambia Plans by South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) to change the constitution to allow the expropriation of land without compensation have unnerved investors, a senior World Bank group executive said on Wednesday.
LIVINGSTONE, Zambia Plans by South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) to change the constitution to allow the expropriation of land without compensation have unnerved investors, a senior World Bank group executive said on Wednesday.
* Western donors worried about debt, transparency (Adds analyst comments)
LUSAKA, Sept 28 Zambia will introduce new mining duties and increase royalties to help bring down mounting debt, the finance minister said in a budget speech on Friday, as crowds outside protested about alleged government corruption.
LUSAKA, June 22 Zambia's planned migration to cost-reflective electricity tariffs should be done on a case by case basis because production costs vary, the nation's largest supplier of power to mines said on Friday.
LUSAKA Zinc prices are expected remain buoyant in the coming years after reaching their highest levels in a decade because of a shortfall caused by years of underinvestment, the founder and chairman of Vedanta Resources said on Wednesday.
LUSAKA Zambia's parliament has delayed a debate due on Wednesday on a motion seeking to impeach President Edgar Lungu over accusations of breaching the constitution, according to a letter from the parliamentary clerk seen by Reuters.
Myanmar's top court on Tuesday rejected the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail for breaking the Official Secrets Act, in a landmark case that has raised questions about the country's transition to democracy.