By CHATULA KANGALI-SUNBIRD Bioenergy Zambia Limited has submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the establishment of a cassava plantation and processing plant at the cost of US$90 million in Kawambwa District.The company is also...

Local governments, municipal and city councils in Zambia, have this year increasingly taken a key role to play in implementation of Zambia’s national economic development policies.Thanks to whooping increase in the New Dawn Government’s Constituency...

THIS past weekend, Zambia held the 94th Agriculture and Commercial Show under the theme “Innovation through Technology – Technology Transforms Businesses”. It was the first time in two years that the event was being held...

On June 22, we featured an article on the roadmap for Zambia’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout application and focused on some of the ‘bridges’ which were yet to be crossed.This article, therefore, focuses on...

By Maimbolwa Mulikelela – THE 94th edition of Zambia’s Agricultural and Commercial Show held in Lusaka for six days returned with a bang and once more raised the country’s profile at the backdrop of economic...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE-FIRST Quantum Minerals (FQM) recorded a 2,180 tonnes decrease in its copper production at its Kansanshi Mine in Solwezi for the second quarter of 2022.Kansanshi’s copper production was 39,719 tonnes, while the company’s...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA-SECURITIES Exchange Commission (SEC) has submitted a 10-year Capital Markets Development Plan to Government meant to address investments mismatch in the securities market.SEC chief executive officer Phillip Chitalu said this was initiated after...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA-THE World Bank Group has launched an initiative aimed at assisting Women Small and Medium Enterprises (WSMEs) to overcome financial constraints stimulate growth and inspire more women to participate in the Zambian economy.The...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE-ATLAS Mara Zambia has embedded more than 200 learning institutions on its platform dubbed ‘SchoolPay’ making over 80,000 transactions worth K160 million to date.Bank relationship manager- learning institutions, Jack Shamutete says Atlas Mara...

By MAYA NTANDA-SUNBIRD Bioenergy Zambia in Luapula Province plans to blend petrol with ethanol to reduce on the country’s fuel imports.The company, a private sector entity is scheduled to have its first-ever ethanol produced from...