By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – HUNGRY Lion Zambia, a subsidiary of the Shoprite Holdings Group, has invested US$1 million to establish an outlet at Cosmopolitan Shopping Mall in Lusaka. This will bring the number of Hungry...

By CHATULA KANGALI – Government has sourced US$700,000 from the European Union (EU) to promote extraction of low-value minerals in the country. Mines and Minerals Development Permanent Secretary, Paul Chanda said the funds would be...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  – THE Private Enterprise Programme–Zambia (PEPZ) has partnered with Total Zambia to help boost capacity of local suppliers in the country. This will strengthen the ability of the company’s 200 local suppliers...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE  – Zambian Breweries (ZB) has this year bought 22,000 tonnes of barley from local farmers in the country. ZB managing director Annabelle Degroot said in an interview that the company had been...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – QATAR Airways, one of the five-star airlines in the world, is set to commence flights between Doha and Lusaka next year, Zambia Airports Corporation Limited (ZACL) has said. The airline is...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, through the Small Agribusiness Promotion Programme (SAPP), has introduced a grading and pricing system for pigs and goats in the country. The system is aimed...

THE Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) Plc has approved over US$3 million dividends to the Government through Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines-Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) in its financial year ending this monthend. CEC public relations officer, Muntanga Sibalwa...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – STAKEHOLDERS responsible for the food chain have reassured the nation that Zambia has enough food contrary to reports that there is a shortage of mealie-meal. The stakeholders, among them, the Food...

By NATASHA KANA – THE Norwegian Government has provided a funding of 58.5 million Norwegian Kroners (about K643, 626,267, 55.67) to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to support trade related programmes for developing countries. The...

By MUSONDA MANGILASHI – FIRST National Bank (FNB) has partnered with the Mineworkers Union of Zambia (MUZ) to train members in financial literacy in preparation for their retirement. Over 200 miners have since been trained...