By KENNEDY MUPESENI – Government will continue losing huge sums of money if the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) does not step up efforts to curb illegal imports of detergents. Investigations by the Times indicate that...

By CHATULA KANGALI and ABGAIL CHIYENI – THE Zambia Forest and Forestry Corporation (ZAFFICO) has commenced production of treated poles at its newly established pole treatment plant in Kalulushi’s Ichimpe Forest on the Copperbelt Province....

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – Government has urged learning institutions to tailor-make skills training towards private sector employment. Labour and Social Security Minister Joyce  Nonde-Simukoko said skills have to focus on private sector employability to spur...

By HELEN ZULU in  New Delhi, INDIA INDIA’s global imports stood at over US$300 billion between 2015 and 2016, with Zambia contributing US$ 475.4 million. Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – CHOPPIES Enterprises Limited, one of the largest multinational supermarkets in the Sub-Sahara Africa, has invested more than K7 million to establish a mega store in Kitwe’s Chimwemwe Township. The company which...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE  – THREE companies have been awarded prospecting rights for limestone in Nyimba District of Eastern province. GTJ Limited working with the Zambia Consolidated Mines Investment Holding (ZCCM-IH), Vikram Investment and Zawari Natural...

By HELEN ZULU – ZAMBIA’S three major economic zones have attracted US$2.5 billion investment commitments since inception. The country has Chambishi on the Copperbelt, Lusaka East and Lusaka South Multi Facility Economic Zones (MFEZs) among...

By CAROLYN  MUTEMWA – SYLVA Catering targets to train 80,000 women farmers in Zambia, Mozambique and Tanzania on how to preserve local food stuff. Sylva Catering executive director Sylvia Banda said  that the training would...

By CASSEY KAYULA – THE Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has advised the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) to expedite the tax reforms as doing so will boost domestic revenue collection. CTPD acting executive...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Eastern Fodya Association of Zambia (EFAZ) has called for the establishment of a tobacco processing plant in Chipata in Eastern Province. This is to reduce the cost of transportation of...