THE enormous and devastating effects that smuggling and counterfeiting  inflict on manufacturers and the economy should always ignite a consistent and massive enthusiasm for stakeholders to counter the deadly scourges. Imagine the havoc smuggling and...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – ZAMBIA and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are in the process  of  forming  the  Luapula River Authority (LRA) to manage shared water resources between the two countries. Zambia’s Energy Minister...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) plans to engage farmers on an out-grower programme as it plans to diversify from maize and wheat milling to include other crops. MAZ president Andrew...

By CASSEY KAYULA – THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) says well planned and effective emergency responses are vital for managing threats to food security. COMESA acting secretary general Kipyego Cheluget said...

CHATULA KANGALI – STANBIC Bank Zambia has said the country’s economic partnership with China will continue driving Zambia’s economic and social development. China is one of Zambia’s biggest export destinations as well as one of...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THERE is need for  stakeholders to create awareness on the newly introduced Tax Payer’s Identification (TPIN) requirement for bank account holders, Kitwe District Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KDCCI) has said....

By JUDITH  NAMUTOWE – THE value for Zambia’s metal exports to overseas market went up by about 23 per cent to K5.6 billion in January 2017 as compared to K4.6 billion for December 2016. Switzerland...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Zambia Land Alliance (ZLA) has urged councils across the country to take advantage of the increasing maize demand by engaging in its production whose proceeds will fund various activities. The...

By CHATULA KANGALI – FINANCE Minister Felix Mutati has said there is need for the country to enhance the domestic resources mobilisation in order to develop. Mr Mutati said this during a meeting with the...

By CASSEY KAYULA – ZAMBIA is this year expected to produce about 70,000 tonnes of orange maize. This forecasting is based on the quantity of seed planted by farmers last year and a yield estimate...