By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has called for the rolling out of medium milling plants in remote districts of the country to help mitigate the high cost of mealie...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – A Local firm based in Kabwe Central Province intends to set up a cattle ranch in Eastern Province, Eastern Province Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo has said. Mr Kasolo said that the...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – INVESTORS around the world need to take advantage of Zambia’s investment profile to increase their presence in key economic sectors, the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has said. ZDA acting director general...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US $100 million unfunded Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) for FirstRand Bank Limited South Africa (FRB), under which the two banks will share the...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Zambia Tourism Board (ZTB) is developing a data base to measure domestic tourism and come up with actual numbers of tourists visiting the Victoria Falls and other sites. ZTB managing...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has embarked on an Information Communication and Technology (ICT) infrastructure integration programme to reduce business registration hurdles. The programme is aimed at reducing business registration and...

By HELEN ZULU – CHIEF Justice Ireen Mambilima has urged the judiciary to resolve competition and consumer cases expeditiously taking into account the consequences that delays have on consumers, businesses and the economy as whole....

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – DEVELOPMENT of a Multi Facility Economic Zone (MFEZ) in Chembe District is threatened with poor supply of electricity. Luapula Province Permanent Secretary Bornface Chimbwali said as a result of the poor...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised Government to avoid coming up with mine-by-mine tax solutions that could make the tax system more difficult to administer. IMF resident representative for Zambia...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – FUTURE Search plans to partner with the Office of the Vice President to train street vendors in various entrepreneurship skills. Future Search planned to embark on the programme in selected cities...