By HELEN ZULU – THE Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has said it contributed about US$200 million to Zambia’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) through merger transactions in 2015. CCPC acting executive director Brian Lingela...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is set to partner with development finance institutions and the private sector in setting up road and telecommunications networks in the Lusaka South Multi-Facility Economic Zone...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has urged the Government to increase agricultural production in the northern region of Zambia because of the favourable rainfall pattern the area experiences. The...

By JULIUS PHIRI – A BUSINESS delegation from Quingdao Province in China has signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Eastern Province administration to scout for more investment opportunities in various sectors. The...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – LUAPULA Province Permanent Secretary Bornface Chimbwali has called for increased fish farming in view of fish depletion in natural water bodies in the area. Mr Chimbwali said there was need to...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – ZAMBIAN Breweries (ZB) Plc will commence production and packaging of Castle Lite locally to stimulate demand for inputs like maize and sorgum from farmers in the country. ZB managing director Annabelle...

By STEPHEN KAPAMBWE THE signing of the Amendment Constitution Bill into law by President Edgar Lungu in Lusaka recently has gotten the nation interested in understanding the contents of the document, especially what the running...

BEING a teenager is a lot of fun and  most people would want to remain at this age for the rest of their lives. Its funny to note, however, that teenagers themselves dont like this...

By MARTIN MUSUNKA – FIRST Lady Esther Lungu has paid tribute to First Quantum Minerals and Kalumbila Minerals Limited for their transformational community programmes which have raised standards of living in Solwezi and Kalumbila districts....

By MICHELO HIMAAMBO – ZAMBIA is endowed with vast stretches of land suitable for agriculture and as such, the Government has embarked on a programme to improve access to inputs and finance for small-scale farmers...