By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE ZAMBIA Association of Manufacturing (ZAM) has urged manufacturers in the country to align their production time to Zesco load-shedding schedule to sustain production. The association also wants industries to procure...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – BARCLAYS Bank Zambia (BBZ) has launched a salary retrenchment insurance policy aimed at providing financial cover to its customers in an event that  they lose employment. BBZ and Barclays Life Zambia...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Government is looking for ways of reducing risks associated with small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Deputy Commerce, Trade and Industry minister Raymond Mpundu has said. Mr Mpundu said that SMEs...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) has reduced its proposed fees on veterinary medicines by 50 per cent. This comes after the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) and other players in...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) will procure mobile testing laboratories at a cost US$150,000 to be used for testing of products in Muchinga Province. ZABS director Manuel Mutale said the...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Zambia Honey Partnership (ZHP) has called on government to develop a beekeeping policy that will guide the development of the honey sector. ZHP chairperson Mushimbwe Chitalu said there was need...

ZAMBIA expects to clinch US$1 billion in Chinese investment and loans at this week’s China-Africa summit in Johannesburg, a presidential spokesperson said yesterday. Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations, Amos Chanda...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Government has urged private sector players in the agriculture sector to help farmers source competitive inputs and market for their produce. The Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) on Monday this...

By HELEN ZULU – FALLSWAY Timbers Group of companies has commenced the processing of mangoes and other fruits at its fruit and vegetable processing unit in Livingstone. The fruit and vegetable processing unit was constructed...

By CHATULA KANGALI – PHASE one of the construction of the first-ever wholesale city by Mei Mei Zambia in Ndola at a cost of US$35 million has been completed. The facility which is modeled on...