South Africa:   Risk of Total Tax Increase for SA - PWC

News24Wire, 2 December 2015

There is risk that South Africa's total tax rate will increase in the future as pressure mounts to introduce new taxes on business to fund rising spending pressures, PwC Tax Policy… Read more »

Zambia:   Lungu Lies About Value of the Kwacha, Says One Dollar Is Now K8

Zambian Watchdog, 2 December 2015

President Edgar Lungu says he does not know why things are expensive in Zambia and has accused business houses of being insincere with the reasons they they keep increasing prices… Read more »

Zambia:   Retrenched Miners - Not All Is Lost

Times of Zambia, 30 November 2015

The tragedy of losing jobs for the 3,600 retrenched miners at Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) on the Copperbelt might be their worst moment; but for some, what appears to be the end of… Read more »

Zambia:   Large Firms Urged to Source Local Products

Times of Zambia, 2 December 2015

The Private Enterprise Programme-Zambia (PEPZ) has urged large firms to source products and services locally to support the local economy. Read more »

Zambia:   Auditors Unleashed On Natsave

Times of Zambia, 2 December 2015

Government auditors will be dispatched to ascertain reports of financial irregularities at National Savings and Credit Bank (NATSAVE), Vice-President and National Planning… Read more »

Zambia:   '2016 Is Going to Be Really Hard for Zambia'

Zambian Watchdog, 2 December 2015

The Bank of Zambia's currency headache just got a lot more expensive. Read more »

Zambia:   'Zambia On Growth Path'

Times of Zambia, 30 November 2015

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and several key stakeholders are positive that Zambia will bounce back to a positive economic footing following President Edgar Lungu's bold… Read more »

Zambia:   Economy Has Recovered, Says Kambwili

Zambian Watchdog, 30 November 2015

PF Government Spokesperson Chishimba Kambwili says the Zambian economy is headed for a recovery following the appreciation of the kwacha and the recent increase of commodity prices… Read more »

Zambia:   World Bank Says Zambia's Economic Growth Will Fall to Below 4 Percent As Inflation Sours

Zambian Watchdog, 26 November 2015

Zambia's economic growth will fall below 4 percent in 2016 due to domestic challenges and one or two international pressures but will pick up in subsequent years, the World Bank… Read more »

Zambia:   'Dollarisation of Prices Illegal'

Times of Zambia, 27 November 2015

President Edgar Lungu has said the dollarisation of prices is illegal and unjustifiable, hence it should be stopped with immediate effect. Read more »

Zambia:   Govt Controls Spending

Times of Zambia, 27 November 2015

President Edgar Lungu has suspended procurement of new road contracts and other infrastructure projects until the country moves out of the current economic challenges. Read more »

Zambia:   Mwanza Rubbishes Lungu's So Called Austerity Measures

Zambian Watchdog, 26 November 2015

Today President Edgar Lungu called a press briefing were he was expected to give practical solutions to the economic crisis the PF has plunged the nation in. Instead the President… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   ZCI Up for Sale

The Herald, 27 November 2015

Copper profiles and brass products manufacturer Zimbabwe Copper Industries has been put up for sale following its closure in 2010. Read more »

Nigeria:   Zambia's 2016 Economic Growth Seen Below 4 Percent - World Bank

Leadership, 26 November 2015

Zambia's economic growth will fall below four per cent in 2016 due to a combination of domestic and international pressures, the World Bank said on Thursday. Read more »

Zambia:   Drought Cuts Hydropower, Hits Zambia's Growth

News24Wire, 23 November 2015

Drought conditions caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon are set to further worsen economic growth in Zambia, with economists saying this year's figure will be below the… Read more »