By KENNEDY MUPESENI – KITWE district is projected to contribute more than 52,000 tonnes of maize grain to the national food basket this harvest season, an increase of about 7,000 tonnes from the previous season....

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE MasterCard Foundation Fund for rural prosperity has launched a US$50 million challenge fund to extend financial services to people living in poverty. The fund was launched under the 2016 Scaling...

By CHATULA KANGALI – A ZIMBABWEAN agricultural implements manufacturer has expressed interest to open a branch in Zambia. Mealie Brand, a division of Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed Zimplow Holdings, is scheduled to open its first branch...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – GOVERNMENT has said the emergency of the mega Free Trade Areas (FTAs) will impact on the multilateral trading systems implemented under the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Development Bank of Zambia (DBZ) has been awarded an A+ rating by the Association of Africa Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) Finance Resources Centre (DFRC)....

By CHATULA KANGALI – ANTELOPE Milling Company has plans to construct a shopping mall at the Kasumbalesa border in Chililabombwe to serve the growing population and create more jobs on the Copperbelt. Company director of...

By CHATULA KANGALI – A SUSPECTED livestock disease has broken out in Lufwanyama District on the Copperbelt and over 18 cattle have since died in the area. According to the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU)website,...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – FOOD Trade East and Southern Africa (FTESA) has launched a Soyabean Challenge Fund to grow the regional value chains. The fund further seeks to stimulate innovative business models in private sector...

AGRICULTURE remains the key priority sector in the growth and poverty reduction agenda of Zambia as over 60 per cent of the population derives its livelihood from it. In the recent past Government has developed...

IT was on March 3 this year while I was going for work around 07:30 hours that another motorist hit into my motor vehicle from behind. As fate had it, 07:30 hours is too late...