By Charles Muyanwa – FAST becoming the number one focus for development and economic growth opportunities, Africa is still stuck in the maze of being a commodity producer with little efforts, if any, in value...

Mining has been an economic lifeblood for Zambia for over half a century and will remain so for at least another generation.The skills required by the industry are diverse – everything from artisan mechanics, fitters,...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ZANACO and Mt Meru Petroleum have entered into a partnership for the use of the bank’s digital payment systems at all Mt Meru facilities across the country. Zanaco head of corporate...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – GALILEO Resources has announced drilling results for its final eight drill holes as part of a 26 hole diamond drilling programme at the Star Zinc project in Lusaka in which the...

By CLAVER MUTINTA – BARCLAYS Bank has invested more than K25 million in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to reach out to more customers who are financially excluded. Managing Director Mizinga Melu said the investment...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) is aggressively pursuing local Information Communication Technology (ICT) solutions to reduce its K100 million annual ICT expenditure on foreign firms. The tax man has since inked...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – ZAMBIA’S High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK) Muyeba Chikonde has called on the Zambian business community in the diaspora to unite and establish a diaspora bond to raise capital for...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI  – LIQUID Telecom and China Telecom Global Limited (CTG) have partnered to step up network collaboration between Africa and Asia. CTG is a subsidiary of China Telecom Corporation Limited, one of the...

EVERY market economic system is built on the premises that it will promote an efficient system of capital markets that will among a number of objectives; allocate resources, spur   innovation and economic growth. Additionally, other than...

By MUSONDA MANGILASHI – and ESTHER NG’ANDUPAST Mines and Minerals Development Minister Christopher Yaluma has urged the Zambia Chamber of Mines (ZCM) to be vigilant in engaging Government on how the mining industry can be...