By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THERE is need to advocate for both local and international investors to establish industries that will promote value addition and job creation in the cotton subsector. Cotton Board of Zambia (CBZ)...

By CASSEY KAYULA – THE Small Scale Farmers Development Agency (SAFADA) has embarked on a project that will create an economic partnership agreement between small scale farmers and the private sector in the country. SAFADA...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – STANDARD Chartered Bank has trained 25 young male construction apprentices with financial and life skills education through mentoring sessions. Chief executive officer Herman Kasekende said financial and life skills education was...

By HELEN ZULU – SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has backed Huawei Technologies Company Limited at the 4th Industrial Revolution Partnership for SA (4IRSA) Digital Economy Summit in Johannesburg, where he outlined his government’s strategy...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has said fiscal indiscipline is undermining the country’s economic performance. CTPD researcher Bright Chizonde said limited transparency in reporting debt statistics, legal shortcomings...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Government has called for robust adjustment facilities to minimise economic shocks from duty elimination, as the African Union (AU) has operationalised the African Continental Free trade Area (AfCFTA). The putting...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – GEMFIELDS, the operator of Kagem Mine in Zambia, has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Mozambican company Mwiriti to explore for gold over greenfield licences near the companies’ Montepuez Ruby...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – GEMFIELDS Group which operates Kagem Emerald Mine in Zambia is hopeful the ongoing dialogue with the Zambian government on the new mine tax administration will have a positive outcome, according Mining...

MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA and KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has called for enactment of the commodities exchange Act to increase confidence in the Zambia Commodity Exchange (ZAMACE) Limited. The regulations once enacted...

By HELEN ZULU  – PRUDENTIAL Life Assurance Zambia has said the enactment of the Insurance Bill will strengthen the operations of the sector in the country. Company general manager corporate business Maunga Kwenda said the...