By HELEN ZULU – KENYA has advised Zambian potential investors to take advatange of various investment opportunities in that country and gain access to the East African region. Kenyan High Commissioner to Zambia, Sophy Kombe...

By CHATULA KANGALI – NYIOMBO Investments has started distributing farming inputs in various provinces under the 2016/2017 farming season. The firm, which is one of the key distributors of Government subsidised fertiliser, received 60,000 tonnes...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has launched a competition intelligence unit in the honey sector under the ‘Promoting intra-regional trade in Eastern and Southern Africa’ project. The project is aimed at...

By CHATULA KANGALI – GOVERNMENT has said the creation of Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) will provide an expanded market access for Zambian products. Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry director of domestic trade, John...

Talking Shop wishes to advise Shoprite management in Kitwe’s Matuka Avenue to consider increasing the production of bread to cater for the growing demand of the commodity from clients. Due to erratic supply of the...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says the growth of the banking sector is critical to the development of the country’s economy. Speaking when he commissioned the K2.9 million Indo-Zambia Bank (IZB) Lundazi branch...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ZAMBIA’s inflation rate has increased by more than one per cent, recording 22.9 per cent in February up from 21.8 per cent in January this year. The annual rate of inflation,...

By NATASHA KANA – LONDON’S Lord Mayor Jeffrey Mountevans says the United Kingdom (UK) is keen to support the development of the Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE) to help Zambia’s long-term financing needs. Lord Mountevans said...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE National Council for Construction (NCC) has suspended construction works for three companies for operating without valid council registration. The affected companies are Shimizu Corporation, Velos Enterprises Limited and Swissco Building...

By BRIAN HATYOKA – KATIMA Mulilo Border Post in Sesheke District in Western Province has failed to meet its revenue target for 2015 because of a slowdown in economic activities. Zambia Revenue Authority ( ZRA)...