By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Green Environ Watch has called for the strengthening of cooperatives to be used as vehicles in achieving diversification of the economy. Last year, President Edgar Lungu realigned the Ministry of...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – FARMERS on the Copperbelt should produce more fresh produce and satisfy the ever-yawning Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)  market, an economic consultant has said. Recently, the cost of tomatoes and other...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – LAKE Chila Lodge has invested more than K500,000 in setting up another lodge in Mpulungu District of Northern Province on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. Lake Chila Lodge director Geoffrey Chella...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – KONKOLA Copper Mines (KCM) has provided 200,000 fingerlings  for restocking natural water bodies facing fish depletion on the Copperbelt. The fingerlings would be fed into the natural water bodies that had...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – HUAWEI is set to introduce its anticipated flagship Smartphone, Mate 8 on the Zambian market this monthend targeting high end users. This will cement the company’s position as one of the...

By CHATULA KANGALI – NCHELENGE District has developed a goat and chicken multiplication centre in a bid to boost production in the area. District Administrative Officer (DAO) Gift  Hajoongola said in an interview that the...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – AFRICAN leaders have been urged to invest heavily in financial intelligence units to close loopholes that allow for Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs). First secretary of economics at...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  – ZAMBIA recorded a 0.1 per cent rise in exports of Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) in February this year. On the contrary, there was a 19.3 per cent decrease in the total value...

By MUSONDA MANGILASHI  – THE Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) has called for commercialisation of research and innovation in learning institutions. PACRA registrar and chief executive officer Anthony Bwembya said there was need to...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) has recorded increased revenue of US$33 million from its Nigerian subsidiary, Abuja Electricity Distribution (AED) in the financial year ended March 31, 2016. The energy utility...