By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – STANBIC Bank has to-date disbursed more than K1 billion to support Zambia’s agriculture value chain. Stanbic Bank chief executive Charles Mudiwa said the bank supports and prioritises agriculture as it was...

By BRIAN HATYOKA – ZAMBIA’s export earnings to Mozambique increased by US$19 million between 2013 and 2014. According to trade statistics obtained at the Zambian High Commission in Mozambique, earnings from Zambia’s exports  stood at...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe has urged the Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) to partner with the Government in addressing challenges faced by the industry in readiness for the...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – in London AFRICAN ministers have resolved to put in place legislation in respective countries to compel investors to add value to minerals before they are exported. The move will enable respective...

By JAMES MUYANWA – ALLIANCE Motors Jaguar Land Rover will establish a state-of-the-art-dealer facility in Lusaka’s Munali area at the cost of US$4 million. The facility, which is expected to open in January 2016, will...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI  – in London,UK LOW participation by developed countries in the Extractive Industries Transparency  Initiative (EITI) is slowly eroding its  credibility. Former chief executive director of Chamber of Mines of South Africa (CMSA)...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) has spent US$3 million on the feasibility study on Luapula River to identify potential sites for new hydropower plants. This will increase the corporation’s power capacity...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – AIRTEL Networks Zambia has scooped the best communications services award at the just-ended Mkushi Agriculture and Commercial Show. The telecommunications company was awarded the first prize in the communications services industry...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Government should develop a policy on corporate social responsibility (CSRs) for it to have an effect on the Zambian economy, a University of Zambia (UNZA) academician has said. UNZA director...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE  – THE Zambia National Credit Bank (NATSAVE) and Datacentrix have signed an agreement for the supply and implementation of IBM hardware and software at the cost of more than US$1 million. The...