By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE African Guarantee Fund (AGF) for small and medium-sized enterprises has entered into a re-guarantee transaction of upto US$74 million with GuarantCo aimed at increasing its guarantee capacity for Small and...

By MAYA NTANDA – BARCLAYS Africa Group Limited(BAGL) has announced it’s intention of a proposed change of name to ABSA Group Limited. This came to light during BAGL chief executive officer Maria Ramos announcement of...

By  CASSEY KAYULA – THE Zambian Forum for Agriculture Extension and Advisory Services (ZAFAAS) has urged Government to promote professionalism in agriculture extension and advisory services delivery. ZAFAAS national secretary Vincent Akamandisa said there was...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – CONSTRUCTION works on the US$20 million Nkana Mall in Kitwe have been completed with the project scheduled to be commissioned before the end of this year. Kitwe City Council (KCC) public...

MILLERS Association of Zambia (MAZ) has appealed to Government to make electronic vouchers ( e-vouchers) operational throughout the year in order for farmers access inputs continuously. MAZ president Andrew Chintala said there was need for...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – A MULTINATIONAL Information Technology (IT) integrator is expected to invest over US$1 million in the development of SAP Business One Transportation Management software in Zambia. Bluekey Seidor will develop professional skills...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has maintained its position as Africa’s largest copper producer after Zambia failed to supplant it according to the 2017 data. According to the Bank of...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – CHINA-ZAMBIA trade volume is projected to hit $10 billion over the next few years, Barclays Bank Zambia (BBZ) managing director Mizinga Melu has said. And BBZ is set to be renamed...

By JAMES MUYANWA – A MAURITIAN firm has injected $1.8 million into Zambia’s Diamond General Insurance (DGI) for the acquisition of the majority shareholding in the local insurance company. Aprica Investment, which was incorporated in...

By CHATULA KANGALI – FARMERS and grain traders have offloaded 85 000 tonnes of maize on the local market following a request by millers do so. The maize was offloaded by farmers and grain traders...