There is an African saying which goes like, ‘when [two] elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.’Indeed, when two powerful forces are at loggerheads, the effects may be on the innocent and uninvolved ones...

AN agriculture export-oriented sector is critical in the country’s effort to achieve economic growth and development.Agriculture plays an important role in ensuring food security and creating jobs and source of livelihood.In Zambia, the sector consists...

THERE is no doubt that Kasumbalesa border post is a major regional and international export facilitation centre that has remained critical in promoting trade regional blocks.However, the slow pace at which trucks carrying cargo to...

Green Conversations with Misheck Mhango – When did it start? To the best of my recollection, it began creeping up on us small farmers in the 80s but really picked up speed in the 1990s,...

The 21st Century has evolved so much that even methods of payments have been changed.Today the development of technology has propelled most business owners to accept electronic payments by means of credit and debit cards,...

SKILLED miners are critical to Zambia meeting the annual copper production of three million tonnes in the next 10 years.The country needs to have a workforce with the right skills so that productivity is enhanced.Training...

AS we continue looking at the mooted electric vehicle (EV) battery project between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), today will focus on EV-related trending issues like who is currently powering world’s EVs.In...

AS the country aspires for the ambitious target of reaching three million tonnes of copper production per annum in the next 10 years, sharp increase in investments in alternative energy is urgently needed to triple...

NDOLA, once known as the industrial and commercial hub of Zambia, looks set to regain its lost glory and contribute to the economic transformation of the Copperbelt Province and the country as a whole.The city...

THE revival of the once defunct Kawambwa Tea Company is helping the country become self-sufficient in tea beverages while creating the much needed economic survival of the rural Kawambwa communities.Tea, like coffee, can play a...