By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – INVESTRUST Bank Plc has introduced cardless withdrawals at its Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), under the bank’s InvestMobile platform. The feature enables customers on the InvestMobile platform to be able to draw...

By MAIMBOLWA  MULIKELELA – THE Government in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has developed the Renewable Energy Feed-In-Tariff (REFIT) policy for Zambia. This is aimed at creating an enabling environment...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Government will establish the tourism Multi Facility Economic Zone (MFEZ) in Livingstone aimed at boosting economic activities in the area. Tourism and Arts Permanent Secretary Stephen Mwansa said in an...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) says it is ready for the 2015/2016 crop marketing as it has enough empty grain bags, scales, twine, black-sheet, tarpaulins and other marketing requisites. Public relations...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has provided a grant worth US$2.64 million to the Government to undertake the feasibility studies and engineering designs for Mpulungu port. The bank has also approved...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE BRENT oil climbed above $58 a barrel for the second straight session as speculators covered their positions ahead of the April contract’s expiry, while a strengthening dollar and a build in United...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – A local beverage processing firm is scouting for K1 million to grow capacity to meet the demand of its products. Wanzana Processing Limited was initially funded by the Citizen Economic Empowerment...

SHOPPING in Lusaka has become impossible as shop owners are now hanging clothes and displaying household goods in the corridors forcing pedestrians and customers to use the main roads. Talking shop understands the stiff competition...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Zambia State Insurance Corporation (ZSIC) has introduced a new product in the construction sector called non-collateralised bond. ZSIC General Insurance managing director Charles Nakhoze said ZSIC had come up with...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$15.5 million for the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation initiative to improve rural livelihood in Western Province. The project has other financing windows which...