By HELEN ZULU – THE Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) has registered over 2,000 cooperatives since the launch of the new automated system in May this year. PACRA public relations officer Vaida Njobvu said...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – LOCAL production and processing of crude palm oil will drastically reduce Zambia’s dependence on the commodity and edible oil imports. Finance Minister Felix Mutati expressed delight that the country was now...

By  CASSEY KAYULA – THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has collected more than K4.8 billion from Time to Pay Agreements which are as a result of the tax amnesty on interest and penalties launched in...

By ESTHER NG’ANDU – AFRI Energy Ventures Limited, an Asian company will next year set up 10 biomass power plants at the cost of US$110 million in Luapula Province. Provincial Minister Nickson Chilangwa said the 10 plants...

By KENNEDY  MUPESENI – GOVERNMENT is confident that the targeted 850,000 tonnes of Copper will be achieved by the end of the year in view of the strong indication of increased production by various mining...

By KENNEDY  MUPESENI – THE Luapula Cassava Growers Association (LCGA) has been formed in the Province which is swiftly becoming a cassava-belt. Executive member Chisha Kaputula said the association is targeting to register more than...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – A University of Zambia (UNZA) electrical engineering student has proposed for a micro power station on Lusaka’s Ngwerere waste water stream to provide domestic and irrigation power to the community. Wamundila...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Ndola District Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NDCCI) has called for a formation of a policy that will enable local suppliers and contractors get more shares in major contracts. NDCCI...

THE festive period is here again. For your relaxation and merry making, Booze Brother, stocking a wide range of beverages has opened in Lusaka. Located at Obama in Chelston area, Booze Brother is well stocked...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Kitwe City Council has resolved to lease out Buchi Hotel to a private developer to turn it into a modern facility. Kitwe Mayor Christopher Kang’ombe said a resolution has been...