By MAIMBOLWA  MULIKELELA – THE Nansanga Farm Bloc in Serenje District is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2017 at an investment of US$60 million, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has said....

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – A KITWE-based medium scale enterprise Sammaci Investments Limited has urged Zesco to prioritise commercial customers for new power connections as a way of boosting the economy. Sammaci Investment manufactures and supplies...

By NDUBI MVULA – The Zambian embassy in Beijing has embarked on a Business, Cultural and Tourism Road show in which the country intends to market itself. First secretary for education, tourism and culture Nambula...

BY CHATULA KANGALI – UNITED Bank for Africa (UBA) and the Zambia Postal Services Corporation (ZAMPOST) have partnered  in the  payment of salaries for civil servants mainly in remote parts of the country. The Civil...

By Maimbolwa MulikelelaTHE just-ended sixth edition of the Zambia Mining and Energy Conference (ZIMEC) held in Lusaka underlined the country’s ability to embrace forward-thinking and business-friendly policies amid the economic challenges. Zambia, like many other...

By JULIUS PHIRI – ZAMBIA is reportedly a major supplier of confectionery nuts into the world market. With the dismantling of the parastatal marketing companies, the seed breeding programme collapsed and farming was generally left...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – DELEGATES  to the 5th Zambia Alternative Mining Indaba (ZAMI) have called for the reintroduction of the Mineral Revenue Sharing Mechanism to retain 10 per cent of the taxes collected in host...

By HELEN ZULU – CONSOLIDATED Nickel Mines Limited (CNM),  a wholly owned company of Mabiza Resources Limited, is looking for a possibility of   processing  nickel into metal at Munali Nickel Mine in Mazabuka in  Southern...

By JULIUS PHIRI – THE Hotels and Catering Association of Zambia (HCAZ) has petitioned the ministry of Local Government and Housing over high owners’ rates which have affected its members. HCAZ Eastern region chairperson Elvis...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) has warned motor vehicle owners against using substandard number plates. The bureau has noted with concern the increase in the number of uncertified number plates...