By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – MINES, Energy and Water Development Minister Christopher Yaluma says there is need for mining companies to double up efforts and increase production if the country is to exceed last year’s over...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – SIXTY of Zambia’s most promising entrepreneurs last Wednesday gathered in Lusaka to start the next phase of their journey towards becoming future business leaders. The Nyamuka Zambia business plan competition semi-finalists...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  – AGGREKO, the world leader in the provision of temporary power and temperature control services has appointed a Zambian mine expert, Sixtus Mulenga as non-executive chairperson for the Zambian office. Dr Mulenga...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  – ZAMBIA’s first commercial iron ore mine, Sanje Hill will start mining operations on July 7, 2015 with committed investment of US$10 million. The mine is being developed by Universal Mining and...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE  – THE COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFRA) has been launched setting the stage for the establishment of a single market for the 26 African countries in the Eastern and Southern African...

WHILE commending the Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) for spreading its tentacles to Southern, Eastern, Northern, Copperbelt and Muchinga provinces, Talking Shop would like the bureau to up its game by ensuring consumers are given...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at promoting mutual assistance and exchange of information between the...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – GOVERNMENT has collected about K22 million on average from toll gates on selected points of some roads in Zambia, says Transport, Works, Supply and Communication Minister Yamfwa Mukanga. “We collect about...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – GOVERNMENT has put in place a robust debt sustainability plan to avoid defaulting on the two Eurobonds acquired in the last three years. The recent report by the Zambia Institute for Policy...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ZAMBEEF Products Plc has recorded a 56 per cent rise in profit for the first half of its financial year, boosted by increased sales in its core meat business. The company...