By MAIMBLWA MULIKELELA – THE Government has released about US$25 million as advance payment towards the reconstruction and expansion of the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka. Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Minister Yamfwa Mukanga...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE use of biofuels as a supplementary source of fuel in Zambia will reduce the country’s dependence on imported crude oil by at least an average 10 per cent. This is...

By KENNEDY  MUPESENI – ZAMBIA and other African countries have failed to fulfill their commitments under the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Compact to record budgetary allocation of at least 10 per cent towards...

By JAMES  MUYANWA – COPPERBELT Energy Corporation (CEC) has reportedly reached a deal with Namibian power utility NamPower for the development of a protracted US$1.2 billion gas-to-power plant in Namibia. According to Reuters NamPower recently...

By JUDITH  NAMUTOWE  – THE Government should continue putting in place predictable policies to create an economic platform for job creation and wealth creation in the country, a leading business executive has said. MarK O’Donnell...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Zambia-China trade volumes increased to US$3.8 billion in 2013 from the $3.4 billion recorded the previous year, Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Zhou Yuxiao has said. Mr Zhou said Chinese investment...

By JAMES KUNDA – ZAMBIA’S High Commissioner to Malawi Charles Banda says the volume of trade between the two countries is poised to increase once the Chipata-Mchinji railway line is operational. Mr Banda said the...

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By CHATULA KAMPO – VICE-PRESIDENT Guy Scott has reiterated that there is unity among senior Patriotic Front (PF) party officials and has dispelled rumours of infighting. In another development, PF chairperson for elections, Silver Masebo...

IT is imperative to find an immediate solution to problems at Kasumbalesa border where so far five truck drivers have been slain in cold blood, but the idea to close the border as suggested by...