By HELEN ZULU – THE Zambia National Association of Sawmillers (ZNAS) has called for the immediate operationalisation of the value addition cluster in Lufwanyama District on the Copperbelt Province to maximise the utilisation of timber....

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – KABWE will spread its economic viability once an airport is established, the Kabwe Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KACCI) has said. The KCCI believes the establishment of an airport would steer...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  from Washington DC – FINANCIAL stability risks have risen amid a moderate and uneven global economic recovery with rates of inflation that are too low in many countries,  the International Monetary Fund...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA in Washington, USA – THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said lower oil prices on the global market offer Zambia and other importers of the commodity an opportunity to reform their energy...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – GOVERNMENT should come up with a clear policy on crop marketing that will effectively address challenges the country has experienced in the past, the Indaba Agriculture Policy Review Institute (IAPRI) has...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE private sector fears that the reduction of mineral royalty tax to nine per cent for both open pit and underground mine will have adverse effects on the economy. According to...

By JULIUS PHIRI – EASTERN Province is this year projected to record a drop in tobacco production of more than two million kilogrammes. And independent tobacco farmers would this marketing season be allowed to sell...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE suspension of imports of edible oils may attract international trade retaliation which will affect the local industry’s performance, the Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) has warned. Recently, Government...

THERE is need for the government to come up with a clear stance on the milling plants, which are supposed to be established in all parts of the country. Briefcase is aware that the Zambia...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – MORE than 11,000 visitors and 100 exhibitors are expected at this year’s Agritech Expo in which the hosts have invested US$500,000. This is as compared to the US$400,000 spent on the...