Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Zambia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Zambia: Ministerial visit ends up with a plant’s operations being suspended
A recent visit to two mining and extraction companies by the Minister of Labour and Social Security, Brenda Tambatamba and the Labour Commissioner, Givens Muntengwa in the Lusaka West industrial area ended up backfiring on their hosts …
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Zambia: Unregistered HR practitioners now face prosecution
HR practitioners could face prosecution if they practice human resource management, but are not registered with the Zambia Institute of Human Resource Management (ZIHRM) …
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Zambia: Inflation peaks as April CPI infinitesimally ebbs (2021)
The annual rate of price inflation remained virtually steady in April 2021 at 22 …
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Zambia: Filling fee for employment permits significantly increased in 2021
The Department of Immigration has recently revised the filling fees for employment permits …
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Zambia: Kagem signs collective agreement with unions
The operator of the largest emerald mine in the World, Kagem Mining, owned by the London-based “Gemstones” company, has signed a deal with the national mining union that gives unionised workers a 10% increase in wage rates this year and a further 20% in 2021 …
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Zambia: Health insurance now required for foreign visitors, residents
All foreign nationals visiting Zambia must now make sure that they are covered by health insurance for the duration of their stay in the country …
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Zambia: New National Health Insurance Fund now enforced
A new National Health Insurance scheme is now in operation, funded jointly by employers and employees …
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Zambia: Employment Code Act now in effect
The new Employment Code Act is now in force …
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Zambia: Employment and youth unemployment data for Q4 2018
The size of the “grey economy” in this most peaceful of all southern African Republics has been estimated by the Central Statistical Office to have stood in Q4 at 66 …
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Zambia: Labour Force Survey Report 2017
According to latest Labour Force Survey Report, in 2017, the weekly actual hours of work for the employed population was an estimated 38 …
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Zambia: Government threatens to revoke foreigners’ work permits
The government has declared plans to cancel employment permits for mineworkers who are foreign nationals …
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Zambia: Statutory minimum wage for shop and general workers increased
The statutory minimum wage for shop and general workers rises by 50% this month from K1132 (US$94 …
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Zambia/Angola: Visa abolition effected
Citizens from Angola and Zambia now no longer need visas to travel between each others’ countries and stay for up to 30 days …
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Zambia: Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Malanji in Kuwait to meet the Leading Investors
Amidst growing corruption and an increasing economic dependence on Chinese investments the government of this impoverished central African state is searching for alternative foreign investors in the Middle-East and Russia …
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Zambia: Review of the Minimum Wage and Conditions of Employment Act
The Government is reviewing the minimum Wage and Conditions of Employment Act of 2012 for various sectors …
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