By SNIKE MZULAH – ZAMBIA has won the best leisure destination in Africa following a survey conducted by the Global Traveller.This was announced at the 2024 Global Traveler Awards which took place at the Union...

By CHATULA KANGALI – BATA Shoe Zambia has recorded a 16.5 percent increase in revenue which hit $261million mainly driven by the brand awakening.The brand awakening saw the company’s retail and wholesale channels each growing...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Corporation (ZAFFICO) has doubled the production of treated poles following the completion of the expansion of its pole treatment plant in Kalulushi at a cost...

By KETRA KALUNGA – ZAMBIA’S monthly export earnings from agricultural products continued fluctuating in the first quarter of this year.For January 2024, the figure decreased to K1.8 billion from the K2.1 billion recorded in the...

By ANDREW MULENGA – ZAMBIAN economists should be professional and help the country identify strategies that can effectively address economic challenges it is facing for the Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) to regain its lost...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Zambia Institute of Purchasing and Supply (ZIPS) has called on mining companies to put in place policies for them to offer more supplying businesses to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).ZIPS...

By ANDREW MULENGA – THE Government says internationalising the Chinese Yuan or RenMinBi (RMB) will provide a cheaper option for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) of both countries to import and export goods.Commerce, Trade and...

By KETRA KALUNGA – THE Bank of Zambia has handled about $1.4 billion through the Export Proceeds Tracking Framework (EPTF) implemented this year.BoZ Deputy Governor Francis Chipimo said since January 2024 when the framework was...

By KETRA KALUNGA – THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has explained the current appreciation of the Kwacha by nearly eight per cent as it raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 100 basis points to...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Government says it is on course with the process of reverting to the quarterly price review for petroleum products in the country. Energy Minister Peter Kapala said the process of...