By KENNEDY MUPESENI- THE Lusaka South Multi-facility Economic Zone (LS-MFEZ) is currently scouting for a dry port developer and has since asked for the expression of interests from investors. The economic zone will lease out...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has acquired four new diesel-electric mainline locomotives and 18 new passenger coaches valued at US$22.4 million. The new equipment was purchased through the 15th Protocol...

By HELEN ZULU – AGRI PROFOCUS Zambia in conjunction with Agri-Business Incubation Trust (AgBIT) and SNV Netherlands Development Organisation in Zambia have embarked on  a market study to determine  investment opportunities in the horticulture sector....

By HELEN ZULU – THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has launched its seed variety catalogue aimed at facilitating farmers’ access to improved varieties from all member states through simplified customs procedure....

By CHATULA KANGALI – COLWYN Limited,  the owners of Mununshi Bananas in Mwense District of Luapula Province, plans to invest US$500,000 in growing a variety of citrus  fruits at its plantation. Managing director, Terence Findlay...

By CHARITY MOONGA – in Johannesburg, South Africa THE World Bank has urged African countries to diversify into agriculture to help address the continent’s myriad of economic challenges. World Bank head of communications, agriculture global...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – CONSORTIUM investors from Tianjin, Northern China have pledged to establish an international procurement centre in Livingstone to facilitate the buying and export of Zambian products to China and possible markets. A...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE AFRICAN Development Bank (AfDB) has approved three loans amounting to US$94 million to finance various projects in three countries including Zambia. Under the approvals, Zambia’s Cashew Infrastructure Development Project (CIDP)...

By MARTIN MUSUNKA – KALUMBILA Minerals Limited (KML) is happy that the women empowerment programme has successfully taken off, with the first-ever intensive tailoring and knitting course for local women in Kalumbila District. Thirty women...

By JACK MWEWA – THE South African government says the country’s veterinary wing has made progress in resolving the ban on meat exports from America before December, 31, 2015. This is in response to American...