By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Zambia Cooperatives Federation (ZCF) plans to procure a fleet of 50 trucks at a cost of US$ 3.5 million to setup a commercial haulage unit as part of its sustainability...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – PROFLIGHT Zambia has reduced flight fares by five per cent following the removal of customs duty on aviation fuel at the same percentage. Proflight director of government and industry affairs Philip...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) has called for efficient planning in order to prevent drought and foster a conservative approach to water resource management in the country. In a...

By MAIMBOLWA  MULIKELELA – ZAMBIA National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has said the Government should reform the wholesale fuel supply system and manage the exchange rates to achieve the best fuel price reductions. ZNFU media liaison...

By MAIMBOLWA  MULIKELELA – THE Government has advised the Zambian travellers to Botswana and South Africa to continue carrying their yellow fever certificates until the matter is fully resolved. Recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO)...

THE slump in copper prices calls for the Government to take stringent measures to ensure value addition of mineral locally to avoid adverse effects from the international price shocks. As the Zambia Association of Manufacturers...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Banking sector last year disbursed a total of K21.7 billion to key economic sectors as at end of September 2014. As at June 30 2013 , the banking and non-bank...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – FOUR brothers in Lusaka have formed a groundnut processing firm with a monthly capacity of processing more than two tonnes of grounds into peanut butter and other products. Davies Bwembya and...

By JULIUS PHIRI – VUBWI District has a lot economic potential which investors will soon start exploiting once the the Chipata-Vubwi-Chadiza Road is completely tarred, Vubwi Member of Parliament Margaret Miti has said. China Jiangxi...

By BUSINESS REPORTER – THE prices of oil on the international market have continued to fall, dropping to fresh five -year lows yesterday as worries about a surplus of global supplies and low demand dampen...