By CHATULA  KANGALI – THE Government has said  the recent increment in the maize purchasing price will not put the 2016 national Budget under strain because of the increase in revenue collection this year. Last...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has embarked on a probe into the mobile money market to confirm reports of restrictive business practices. Consumers have been expressing misgivings on the...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Government has awarded a petroleum exploration  licence  to Tullow Oil Zambia over block 31  for explorations in Luapula and Northern Provinces following  an open bidding process. Tullow Zambia is one...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE European Union (EU)-Zambia Business Club (EU-ZBC) has been launched to increase business opportunities between Europe and Zambia. The EUZBC further aims at becoming a reference point of EU companies wanting...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – NKWASHI Estate will make part of the 3,100 acre development available to Zambians living in the Diaspora. The Estate is a mixed-use development with over 8,400 residential plots planned, as well...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – MALAR Industries Limited is seeking an investor to revive its leather footwear manufacturing plant at a cost of K5.5 million. Malar Industries used to manufacture and supply various leather footwear products...

By CHATULA KANGALI – NDOLA Lime Limited has bemoaned the low consumption of hydrated lime in the construction sector in the country. Chief marketing and sales executive Francis Lwanga said in an interview that hydrated...

By HELEN ZULU ZOONA, a money transfer company has targeted to expand to about 10 other African markets by 2020. The firm plans to enter into Mozambique, the Democratic of Congo (DRC) Ghana among others...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – HITACHI Construction Machinery Zambia Company Limited has supplied more than 50 units of earth-moving equipment under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) projects. Hitachi currently assembles and manufactures different types of earth...

By CHATULA KANGALI – Government has halted the establishment of four temporary heavy oil power plants that are aimed at providing emergency power for the country due to financial constraints. Energy and Water Development Permanent...