By HELEN ZULU – THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has conducted training workshops for stakeholders in transit trade in preparation for the implementation of regional trade facilitation instruments. The objective of...

By Charity Moonga – FOR a long time now, Zambia has had adequate power capacity from its main hydro-power plants which has allowed the country to export to neighbouring nations. In the past few years,...

By TENDAI KADYAMOTO – BARRICK Gold Corporation recorded a net loss of US$9 million in the second quarter due to a drop in gold prices with adjusted net earnings of $60 million. The company’s full-year...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Government is organising the 2015 African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) aimed at unlocking Africa’s prosperity inherent in agriculture. The event, which is scheduled to take place in Zambia between September...

By MAIMBOLWA  MULIKELELA – PENSIONS and Insurance Authority (PIA) has started working on the development of regulations on micro-insurance and health insurance. PIA registrar Martin Libinga said they would soon come up with the regulations...

By CHATULA KANGALI – CEMENT prices are expected to drop further due to huge investments currently being witnessed in the cement production industry. Commerce, Trade and Industry Permanent Secretary Siazongo  Siakalenge said pledges that had...

By CHATULA KANGALI – SAW millers are now operating at 50 per cent capacity due to the current power load-shedding which has adversely affected the timber industry. Zambia National Association of Saw Millers (ZNAS) general...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) says negotiations for the concession agreement between the Government and North-West Railway (NWR) over US$1 billion railway line will be concluded  by the end of this...

By PASSY HAACHIZO – GREEN Cycle (GC) Limited Company has called on the Forestry Department to restrict charcoal burning as a way of controlling climate change. GC Company director, Juma Nkowane said there was urgent...

By CHARITY MOONGA – IN a bid to improve fertiliser distribution, Zambian Fertiliser is setting up a new plant of US$2 million investment at the Lusaka South Multi-Facility Economic Zone (LS-MFEZ). Zambian Fertilisers senior marketing...