By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – STANDARD Chartered Bank has trained 25 young male construction apprentices with financial and life skills education through mentoring sessions. Chief executive officer Herman Kasekende said financial and life skills education was...

By HELEN ZULU – SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has backed Huawei Technologies Company Limited at the 4th Industrial Revolution Partnership for SA (4IRSA) Digital Economy Summit in Johannesburg, where he outlined his government’s strategy...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has said fiscal indiscipline is undermining the country’s economic performance. CTPD researcher Bright Chizonde said limited transparency in reporting debt statistics, legal shortcomings...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Government has called for robust adjustment facilities to minimise economic shocks from duty elimination, as the African Union (AU) has operationalised the African Continental Free trade Area (AfCFTA). The putting...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – GEMFIELDS, the operator of Kagem Mine in Zambia, has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Mozambican company Mwiriti to explore for gold over greenfield licences near the companies’ Montepuez Ruby...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – GEMFIELDS Group which operates Kagem Emerald Mine in Zambia is hopeful the ongoing dialogue with the Zambian government on the new mine tax administration will have a positive outcome, according Mining...

MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA and KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has called for enactment of the commodities exchange Act to increase confidence in the Zambia Commodity Exchange (ZAMACE) Limited. The regulations once enacted...

By HELEN ZULU  – PRUDENTIAL Life Assurance Zambia has said the enactment of the Insurance Bill will strengthen the operations of the sector in the country. Company general manager corporate business Maunga Kwenda said the...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  – THE adverse weather pattern, low water levels in major reservoirs and disruptive effects of the pending Goods and Services Tax (GST) will hamper Zambia’s economic growth this year. The adverse weather...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has urged Government to publish guidelines on pending sales tax implementation, which comes into effect April 1. No one knows how this tax...