By MILDRED KATONGO – A BORDER is a line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas. Under normal circumstances, one leaving a country and entering another is supposed to possess special documentation which shows...

By MOFFAT CHAZINGWA THE voices of miners have been critical in helping to shape the course of the mining industry in Zambia. From the time trade unionism among African mineworkers was initiated, workers in the...

DEAR readers, this week I will focus on the National Pension Scheme (Amendment) Bill, 2015, which went through second reading in Parliament last week. Labour and Social Security Minister Fackson Shamenda stated that on May...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE planned development of 100 megawatts (MW) solar power projects under the arrangement between International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) will help reduce the current power deficit...

By CHARITY MOONGA – BANK of Zambia Governor Denny Kalyalya has said there is need for diversified sources of foreign exchange in the country to enhance the value of the local currency. Dr Kalyalya said...

By CHATULA KANGALI – SOME cross-border traders have said most of Zambian products are uncompetitive on the regional market due to high prices. Cross Boarder Traders Network head of HIV and public health Poster Jumbe...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE manufacturing sector has recorded 40 per cent slump in production as a result of the current power deficit in the country. The economy in Africa’s second largest copper producer is...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE construction of the pharmaceutical plant by NRB Pharma Zambia Limited has advanced and the project is set for hand-over in September this year. Last year, the Lusaka South Multi Facility...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE volatility of wheat prices is affecting the production and pricing of flour in the country, the Antelope Milling Company has said. Managing director Elefherios Kaldis said that the fluctuating prices...

I would like to voice my concern over the condition of the Mungwi Road, Lusaka West. The development along this road in recent years has been exponential in terms of new factories and housing developments....