By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – CLASSIFIEDS Dot Com Limited has been launched on the Zambian market at the cost of US$250,000. Company managing director Philip Simbeva said $250,000 was used to set up the facility and...

By CASSEY KAYULA – NATIONAL Union for Small Scale Farmers Association of Zambia (NUSFAZ) says   delays in the distribution of inputs under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) will lead to reduced Productivity  during   2016/17...

By CHATULA KANGALI  – THE Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ)  has said the liberalisation  of the  maize  floor  price  would  bring  about stability and sanity in the  supply  of  maize  on the local market. On...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – PROFLIGHT Zambia is set to launch four new domestic routes in 2017, opening up new tourist destinations and improving connectivity for business travellers. The country’s scheduled airline will relaunch its direct...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Citizen Economic Empowerment Commission(CEEC) is working with Zambia Chamber of Small and Medium Business Associations (ZCSMBA) to provide  business development services to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) using its district...

By HELEN ZULU and JANE MWANSA – THE new mining projects and stability in copper prices on the international market will push copper production to over 800,000 tonnes in 2017. Ministry of Mines and Mineral...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – A CONSORTIUM of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has urged Government to strengthen tax collection mechanisms to meet budget revenue expectations. And Government says it is committed to align domestic mineral policy...

By CHATULA KANGALI – GOVERNMENT will optimise the operations of Indeni Petroleum Refinery and TAZAMA as it hands over the procurement of fuel to the private sector. Finance Minister Felix Mutati announced that Government will...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE  – THE construction of the US$2.3 billion Chipata-Petauke-Serenje railway line which is expected to create more than 8,000 jobs, will commence mid 2017. Transport and Communication Minister Brian Mushimba said the project...

By VERONICA MWABA – National Technology Business Centre chief executive Luwodzya Mwale says there is need for Zambia to invest in research and development to help raise the country’s industry base. Mr Mwale said research...