By CLEVER ZULU – A FIVE-YEAR-OLD child in Kabulonga residential area and his counterpart in George Township cannot be compared socially or intellectually despite the fact that both are expected to enjoy the same rights...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Corporation (ZAFFICO) has with immediate effect suspended registration of new sawmillers due to the decline in the soft wood yields. The decline in soft wood...

THE festive period is slowly coming to an end and with it the influxes of shoppers flocking from one shop to the other in search of various merchandises. It is evident to Talking Shop that...

By JAMES KUNDA – ZAMBIA has recorded rising demand for its power from neighbouring countries but will not increase exports because of the existing deficit locally, Mines, Energy and Water Development Minister Christopher Yaluma has...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMBIA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) has urged the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA), Bank of Zambia (BoZ) and tax experts to increase research on broadening the tax base in Zambia....

By JAMES MUYANWA & MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE prices of copper closed the year 2013 oscillating between small gains and losses as mixed United Sates (US) economic data kept futures stuck in the doldrums. Reuters...

The announcement that commercial production of biofuels as an alternative to imported fossil fuels  in Zambia is expected to commence after the government’s acceptance of producer prices is laudable. Coupled with Multi-Facility Economic Zones (MFEZs)...

I Would like to commend the Zambia police service for reducing violence-related crimes in Luanshya in the year 2013. However, allow me to appeal to the ministry of Home affairs to do something about Mpatamatu...

Third, churches and their organisations must be considered as partners with government in poverty alleviation and care giving for the vulnerable. You will be shocked to learn about how many orphans and sick are under...

By FELIX MALUNGA – THE Sports Council of Zambia (SCZ) says it has not thrown into the wilderness three sports associations banned for failing to pay affiliation fees. SCZ board vice-chairperson, Emmanuel Katebe said the...