I HAVE received oral submissions from a human resource officer at a foreign investor-run hotel who is seeking ways to best locate workers’ empowerment in the context of Government’s development agenda. The officer is in...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE value of Zambia’s metal exports increased to K3, 967.3 million in August 2015 from K3, 625.7 million in July 2014. The overall contribution of metals and their products to the...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMGOAT Products Limited has to-date procured more than 2,300 goats from the small scale farmers across the country and generated revenue of over US$150,000. Currently, the company has invested US$50,000 in...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI  – BARCLAYS Bank Zambia Plc has launched the ‘Ignition Account’, a new transactional account tailored to suit the needs of students in tertiary institutions in Zambia. In a statement at the weekend,...

From PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE  in New York – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has said global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has had minimal effect in reducing poverty levels, improving people’s livelihood and facilitating access to economic and social...

From PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE  in New York – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has held private talks with Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma focusing mainly on gender and governance issues. Mr Sharma and his delegation also discussed with President Lungu...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Government has disowned the assessment by Moody’s, a credit agency, that Zambia’s rating has deteriorated further. Ministry of Finance public relations officer Chileshe Kandeta said the rating by Moody’s was...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE  in New York – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has implored the United Nations (UN) to heed calls by Pope Francis to seriously address issues of climate change that are negatively affecting many nations...

By SANDRA MWILA – BODYBUILDER Gift Kalunga won the 2015 Mr Kanyama contest after outclassing 11 other musclemen to walk away with the title and K4,500 prize money. The event, held at the Best Western...

By KALUMIANA KALUMIANA at Nchanga Stadium – Rangers  1 Zesco 2 ZESCO United yesterday opened a nine-point lead at the summit of the MTN-FAZ Super League table after beating Nchanga Rangers in Chingola to move...