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January 20, 2016 - 0 Comments

By KENNEDY MUPESNI – INCLUSION of the dual citizenship clause in the newly-amended republican Constitution will attract investments and skills transfer from the Diaspora, the Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) has observed. In an...

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January 20, 2016 - 0 Comments

By HELEN ZULU – OIL prices on the international market have dropped to US$27 a barrel, its lowest since 2003. Crude futures slumped again in Asian trade yesterday, with United States oil prices dropping more...

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January 19, 2016 - 0 Comments

By HELEN ZULU – ZAMBEEF Products Plc’s shares doubled in price on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in a space of two months. The company started the year on a positive note with its share...

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January 19, 2016 - 0 Comments

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE construction of the US$260 million Mokambo Copper Mines (MCM) in Mufulira has delayed due to the late issuance of a land title by the local authority. Changfa Mineral Resources Limited...

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January 19, 2016 - 0 Comments

By BRIAN HATYOKA – ZAMBIA’s domestic tourism campaign, an initiative which was launched a few years ago to encourage Zambians explore tourism, has gained momentum as more than 60 per cent of visits to tourism...

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January 19, 2016 - 0 Comments

By CHATULA KANGALI – THREE investors have expressed interest in constructing cement plants in Senior Chief Chiwala’s area in Masaiti District on the Copperbelt. Senior Chief Chiwala of the Lamba speaking people said the investors,...

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January 19, 2016 - 0 Comments

By HELEN ZULU – THE Cross Border Traders Association of Zambia (CBTA) will this year construct a Trade Information Centre (TIC) at Nakonde border post in Muchinga Province. Secretary General Charles Kakoma said CBTA would...

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January 18, 2016 - 0 Comments

By CHILA NAMAIKO – THE newly opened Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) station in Choma, last year collected K9.4 million from taxes, representing a 2.63 per cent increase over the 2014 performance. From the amount, domestic...

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January 17, 2016 - 0 Comments

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Investment (ZCCM-IH) is in the  process of constructing a cement plant in Ndola with an initial  investment of US$600 million. ZCCM-IH chief executive officer, Pius Kasolo...

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January 17, 2016 - 0 Comments

By KENNEDY  MUPESENI – THE Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) has launched an online business registration system which has resulted in the entire registration process being done electronically. The online system which was launched at the...

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