By KENNEDY MUPESENI – NORTHERN Province Minister Freedom Sikazwe has urged the law enforcement agencies to finalise investigation on the contractor awarded the contract to develop Kasaba Bay tourist resort airport infrastructure for works to...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Government is scouting for an investor to partner with in developing a Multi-Facility Economic Zone (MFEZ) in Luapula Province, acting Luapula Province Permanent Secretary Joyce Nsamba has said. In an...

By BUSINESS REPORTER – THE prices of copper on Brent crude futures rose by more than two per cent towards $63a barrel yesterday as Asian markets firmed into a holiday-shortened week and consensus spread that...

By SANDRA MWILA – OSTRACIZED former Chipolopolo captain Christopher Katongo says he is ready to play for Zambia at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals in Equatorial Guinea next month. But Katongo, who...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  – ZCCM -Investment Holding (IH) will not compensate the former owners of Collum Coal Mine and has since requested them to remove their assets from the mine site. Mines, Energy and Water...

By CHIBAMBA KAYULA  – THE Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority (TEVETA) will intensify the provision of various practical skills to encourage entrepreneurship in the country. Board Chairperson Francis Ndilila  said starting next year...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Citizen Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) has approved 366 projects in the first phase worth K10 million from 16,000 applications received this year. CEEC head of public relations and communications Glenda...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Government will review the current concept of farming blocs to determine their impact on food security and economic diversification, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Wybur Simuusa has said. Mr Simuusa said...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided K33.75 million to Madison Finance Company Limited (Mfinance) for the growth of the micro and small business enterprises across the country. This is a...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Kariba Dam rehabilitation works has now pooled a total US$275 million financing from cooperating partners following yesterday’s commitment by the European Union (EU) to provide $100 million. The Kariba Dam...