By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved over US$8.2-million equity investment in Africa’s housing. The funds would be invested under Shelter Afrique, Africa’s housing and habitat company, to strengthen its balance...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – INTER Parliamentary Unity (IPU) Assembly and the African Development Bank (AfDB) meetings slated for this year will help stimulate growth in Zambia’s economy. Zambia is expected to host the IPU Assembly...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) has mobilised over K200 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to finance industrial yards across the country. In this empowerment intervention, CEEC has targeted...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Zambia Electrometer has increased the production of energy saving bulbs by 1.5 million bulbs per annum following Government’s move to ban the importation of incandescent lights. The company has increased...

By CHATULA KANGALI – ABOUT half of last year’s Zambia wheat production output is uncommitted in the farmers hands due to lack of market. In the 2014/2015 farming season, the country produced 309,100 tonnes of...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE European Union (EU)  has signed a 4.485 million euros technical corporation facility to support the implementation of regional integration programmes in the Eastern, Southern Africa and India Ocean (EA-SA-IO) region....

++Talking shop has noted that some outlets in Livingstone are in a habit of stocking expired dairy products. It is not right for any outlet to stock expired products as they are harmful to people’s...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE World Bank  has recommended that Zambia should be helped to prepare for potential copper price instability in future. According to a Country Programme Evaluation report on Zambia,  conducted by the...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has called for more investment in the poultry sector to support its growth. According to the ZDA facebook update, director export development Jonathan Simwawa said the...

By HELEN ZULU – GOVERNMENT has challenged local producers and suppliers to take advantage of the recently signed bilateral trade agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to contribute to the economic transformation of...