By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Luapula Northern (LUANO) Development Project has urged Government to consider investing in the railway system to improve connectivity in the country. Developing new rail lines and rehabilitating existing ones would...

By CASSEY KAYULA – THE Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO) is exploring possibilities of exporting peanut butter and honey to South Africa as well as Namibia next year. COMACO chief agriculture officer Richard Mumba said...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Mpongwe Cooperative Union (MCU) has called for more investment in value addition in the agriculture sector to increase productivity. Cooperative chairperson Dickson Chipatela said there was need for investment in...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Kitwe District Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KDCCI) is scouting for K2.8 million for the construction of a secretariat to conveniently serve its members. KDCCI president Anthony Kabaghe said the...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) has this year handled 46 appeals compared to 34 appeals handled in 2017. Head CCPT Kelvin Kamayoyo said this indicated a marginal growth of...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Government is focusing on building a nation that depends on its own resources for national development by enhancing domestic revenue collections in the country. Finance minister Margaret Mwanakatwe said this...

By CASSEY KAYULA – THE rise in export earnings and a slight import contraction resulted in 4.4 per cent drop in Zambia’s current accounts’ deficit to US$277.5 million as at September, 2018. Bank of Zambia...

By HELEN ZULU – SECRETARY to the Cabinet Roland Msiska is disappointed with the high number of financial irregularities in the public service. Dr Msiska has since threatened public officers mismanaging public resources as revealed...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Government says annual fish production is expected to be increased to 40,000 tonnes from the current 36,000 once the Zambia Aquaculture Enterprise Development Project (ZAEDP) implementation period completes in 2021....

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – ZAMBIA and other developing countries’ solar investment will significantly contribute to global clean energy, a comprehensive new study from Bloomberg (BNEF) dubbed Climates scope 2018 states. Key findings for Zambia indicates...