By ANDREW MULENGA – FINANCE and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane is leading a high-powered delegation to the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) annual general meeting in Kenya with the mission of attracting more investments.Dr Musokotwane...

By ANDREW MULENGA – ZAMBIA and Turkey have pledged to continue working together and grow trade which doubled from US$25 million in 2021 to US$52 million in 2022.The Zambian government says the two countries have...

By KETRA KALUNGA – ZAMBIA Sugar Plc will leverage annual investment in irrigation technology of about $2 million to mitigate the impact of the drought on its production, Managing Director Oswald Magwenzi has said.Mr Magwenzi...

By CHATULA KANGALI – FARMERS in the Kafubu Farm Bloc of Luanshya District are happy with commencement of the upgrade of the Luanshya-Fisenge-Masangano Road saying this will expedite the movement of farm produce to the...

By KETRA KALUNGA – THE demand for electricity among Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) countries will grow by 57 per cent between 2023 and 2030.COMESA will need an annual investment of about...

By CHATULA KANGALI – ZAMBIA Sugar PLC increased production by 14 per cent in the six-month period ended February, this year.The company’s sugar production increased from 148,979 to 170,067 tonnes, an increase of 14 per...

By ANDREW MULENGA – THE upgrade of the Lusaka-Ndola road into a dual carriageway will spur economic growth and help to boost businesses along the highway, stakeholders have said.The stakeholders are elated by President Hakainde...

By MAPULANGA LIBINGA – COPPERBELT Permanent Secretary Augustine Kasongo has commended UNO Energies Zambia Limited for supporting 80 per cent of small scale farmers who supply cotton to the Continental Ginnery Limited in the country.Mr...

By CHATULA KANGALI – MILLERS have started securing maize and are targeting to buy 1.8 million tonnes to cater for the country’s consumption.Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) president Andrew Chintala said in an interview that...

By ANDREW MULENGA – THE Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA) collected K401 million in non-tax revenues in 2023, giving a 40-per cent positive variance from the K286 million the agency targeted in the period under...