By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Government has concluded the consultations on the proposed Statutory Instrument (SI) on the restriction of the transportation of bulk cargoes above certain weight threshold from the road to railway. The...

By SYLVESTER MWALE – MORE mining investors and other business houses are now seemingly opting to transport their consignments on railway as opposed to the use of the road. Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) says it...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – STANBIC Bank Zambia has urged farmers to make informed decisions using production data and records as well as maximising their management capability as they diversify their production. Stanbic head of agribusiness...

By MILDRED KATONGO – THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has offloaded 40,000 bags of maize to Nakonde Milling to help increase the production of mealie meal. Nakonde Milling director Abuild Simaye said the milling company,...

By JAMES MUYANWA – BRITISH American Tobacco Zambia (BATZ) expects to post a K4.8-million loss before tax for this half-year period because of the 400 per cent exercise slapped on cigarette importation. As the result...

  This week the Times Tech, rolls back time to review the performance of a popular device, we delve into the specs that have made the “S7” the darling of many. March 12 2016, the...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Zambia International Trade Fair (ZITF) and the Mukuba Hotel have launched their first-ever strategic plans aimed at increasing the viability and profitability of the two institutions. ZITF strategic plan will...

By CHATULA KANGALI – FARMERS have cried foul on the drastic fall of the prices of soya beans by more than 100 percent during this year’s maize marketing season. A kilograme of soya beans that...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – FINANCE Minister Felix Mutati was among other ministers from across Africa who gathered with investors and the private sector to determine how best to tackle the investment and credit risk hurdles....

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has so far raised more than K93 million during the tax amnesty introduced  last month. Last month, ZRA waived interest and penalties for taxpayers with outstanding...