By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Eastern Fodya Association of Zambia (EFAZ) has called for the establishment of a tobacco processing plant in Chipata in Eastern Province. This is to reduce the cost of transportation of...

THE GOVERNMNT is seeking investors to revamp the Ndola Copper Refinery that has remained obsolete for more than 20 years. The Ndola Copper Refinery, which was operational before the privatisation of the mining assets in...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – ZAMBIA and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are in the process  of  forming  the  Luapula River Authority (LRA) to manage shared water resources between the two countries. Zambia’s Energy Minister...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) plans to engage farmers on an out-grower programme as it plans to diversify from maize and wheat milling to include other crops. MAZ president Andrew...

By CASSEY KAYULA – THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) says well planned and effective emergency responses are vital for managing threats to food security. COMESA acting secretary general Kipyego Cheluget said...

CHATULA KANGALI – STANBIC Bank Zambia has said the country’s economic partnership with China will continue driving Zambia’s economic and social development. China is one of Zambia’s biggest export destinations as well as one of...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THERE is need for  stakeholders to create awareness on the newly introduced Tax Payer’s Identification (TPIN) requirement for bank account holders, Kitwe District Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KDCCI) has said....

By JUDITH  NAMUTOWE – THE value for Zambia’s metal exports to overseas market went up by about 23 per cent to K5.6 billion in January 2017 as compared to K4.6 billion for December 2016. Switzerland...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Zambia Land Alliance (ZLA) has urged councils across the country to take advantage of the increasing maize demand by engaging in its production whose proceeds will fund various activities. The...

By CHATULA KANGALI – FINANCE Minister Felix Mutati has said there is need for the country to enhance the domestic resources mobilisation in order to develop. Mr Mutati said this during a meeting with the...