By MUSONDA MANGILASHI – and ESTHER NG’ANDUPAST Mines and Minerals Development Minister Christopher Yaluma has urged the Zambia Chamber of Mines (ZCM) to be vigilant in engaging Government on how the mining industry can be...

By JAMES KUNDA – LOCAL private sector business activity rose for the first time in April this year, as the negative impacts of the recent cholera outbreak subsided, the latest Stanbic Bank Zambia Purchasing Managers’...

By JAMES MUYANWA in Abidjan, IVORY COAST – COMMODITY producers in Africa will remain on the receiving end in terms of commodity prices for as long as the continental market continues to be undeveloped. Africa...

By JAMES MUYANWA in Abidjan, IVORY COAST – AFRICA’s experiences of the last decade call for more African investors to invest in the petroleum subsector instead of leaving it to the multinational companies from developed...

By JAMES KUNDA – DANGOTE cement Plc has reported that sales of 32.5 and 42.5-grade cement at its Zambian subsidiary in Ndola grew by five per cent last year. According to the firm’s annual report...

By JAMES KUNDA – FIRST National Bank (FNB) Zambia has launched a service for customers to acquire smart mobile and other technology devices through the bank. FNB chief executive officer Leonard Haynes said clients could...

By JAMES KUNDA – IN an effort to make small-scale trade even easier, Government is in the process of identifying areas at border points where markets can be constructed, Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Christopher...

By MAYA NTANDA – BARCLAYS Bank Zambia (BBZ) is one of the sponsors for the on- going 10th Information and Communications Technology for Development (ICT4D) Conference. The conference which started yesterday and ends tomorrow is...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Swedish Government has so far contributed about K2 billion to Zambia for increased employment opportunities in rural and peri-urban areas, creating opportunities to start and run productive businesses. This has...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Government has embarked on an exercise to identify and rapidly respond to the challenges experienced in distribution of farming inputs last season to ensure an improved and efficient system in...