By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) in partnership with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) will roll out the adoption of Female and Male Operated Small Enterprises (FAMOS) check tool in four commercial...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) has inspected 595 local road tankers to assess levels of compliance with the Zambian Standard (ZS) 371 of 2008. ZS is a compulsory standard that...

  By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Government has received US$50 million from the World Bank to support the country’s Water Resource Management Project (ZWMP). The project’s development objective is to support the implementation of an...

By CHATULA KANGALI –   THE Government has urged cement manufacturing companies in Zambia to consider exporting the commodity to the Great Lakes Region.   Copperbelt Minister Mwenya Musenge said there was need for cement...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – EMIRATES has introduced a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on its direct route between Lusaka and Dubai to meet growing demand. The massive Boeing 777-300ER, which is the backbone of the Emirates fleet,...

  By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA and NATASHA KANA –   THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has said tailored financial services for the unbanked and underserved will help reduce the gender gap and transform financial services in...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – ABOUT US$648 million World Bank Group financing portfolio for Zambia has been lying idle since 2010 due to the complexity and comprehensive planning prior to the disbursements. World Bank Zambia senior...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Zambia National Famers Union (ZNFU) has resolved to review the audit report which accused senior officials of missapropriation of funds to allow independent experts review the terms of reference. The...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – FASTJET Zambia is scheduled to be launched this year to facilitate for the introduction of domestic flights. Fastjet started operations in Zambia on February 14, 2014 with direct flights from Dar...

By MELBOURNE MUSHITU – THE Rural Electrification Authority (REA) has awarded a contract worth K6,174,016 to Astor Investments to construct two solar mini-grids in Central and Luapula provinces. Astor Investments, a Chinese construction company, is...