By KENNEDY MUPESENI – ZAMBIA and other developing countries’ solar investment will significantly contribute to global clean energy, a comprehensive new study from Bloomberg (BNEF) dubbed Climates scope 2018 states. Key findings for Zambia indicates...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI GOVERNMENT is encouraging investments in mineral refineries for the country to benefit from the high prices of cobalt trending on the international market, Mines and Mineral Development permanent secretary Paul Chanda has said....

By ESTHER NG’ANDU – THE Zambian Government has received a grant of US$ 3million from the United States of America (USA) to improve the financial base of the waste management companies. Local Government and Housing...

By Charles Muyanwa – FAST becoming the number one focus for development and economic growth opportunities, Africa is still stuck in the maze of being a commodity producer with little efforts, if any, in value...

Mining has been an economic lifeblood for Zambia for over half a century and will remain so for at least another generation.The skills required by the industry are diverse – everything from artisan mechanics, fitters,...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ZANACO and Mt Meru Petroleum have entered into a partnership for the use of the bank’s digital payment systems at all Mt Meru facilities across the country. Zanaco head of corporate...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – GALILEO Resources has announced drilling results for its final eight drill holes as part of a 26 hole diamond drilling programme at the Star Zinc project in Lusaka in which the...

By CLAVER MUTINTA – BARCLAYS Bank has invested more than K25 million in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to reach out to more customers who are financially excluded. Managing Director Mizinga Melu said the investment...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) is aggressively pursuing local Information Communication Technology (ICT) solutions to reduce its K100 million annual ICT expenditure on foreign firms. The tax man has since inked...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – ZAMBIA’S High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK) Muyeba Chikonde has called on the Zambian business community in the diaspora to unite and establish a diaspora bond to raise capital for...