By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Government has urged farmers in the country to be weather smart when growing crops to avoid losses. Agriculture Deputy Minister Maxus  Ng’onga  said in an interview that there was need ...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – GOVERNMENT   has released K35.6 million for the relocation of settlers who are on the site earmarked for the Irrigation Development and Support Project (IDSP). In 2011, the World Bank approved a...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – A LOCAL entrepreneur who runs a butchery outlet in Lusaka says that consumers have stopped storing bulk chunks of meat, a situation which has necessitated innovation among  meat providers. Charity Munthali...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – SUNBIRD Bioenergy Investment is set to start works on its ethanol project which is expected to be commissioned by President Edgar Lungu today. Luapula Province Permanent Secretary Boniface Chimbwali said Mr...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – POUND Stretcher, a multi-national household chain store, has set up a K2 million store at Twin Palm Mall in Lusaka, raising the number of its outlets in the country to three....

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Emeralds and Semi-Precious Stones Miners Association of Zambia (ESMAZ) has said small-scale miners need a minimum capital investment of US$5 million for operations. ESMAZ president Richard Mandona said in an...

By HELEN ZULU – THE anti-tobacco lobby will affect tobacco farmers’ income, the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has said. This is because there is so far no alternative crop that has been suggested to...

By MWIYA MUKUMBUTA – ZAMBIA Air Force (ZAF) deputy commander and chief of staff David Muma has praised President Edgar Lungu’s administration for enabling ZAF to operate effectively in providing peace and territorial integrity during...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) has said the implementation of the cost-reflective pricing and tariffs for electricity will increase appetite for investment in the energy sector from local and international...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – Government has commissioned an impact assessment study on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) implementation in Zambia. The purpose of the study is to document, analyse and assess the relevance and...