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...

By JAMES KUNDA – AURECON Group of Australia has been awarded the contract to provide engineering, design and construction supervision services for the US$200 million Lusaka transmission and distribution rehabilitation project by Zesco. The World...

By MILDRED KATONGO – NON-FERROUS Company Africa Mining (NFCA) in Chambishi will incur a loss of US$ 15, 000 if copper prices on the global market continue to fall. NFCA assistant chief executive officer John...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMBIA’s economic fundamentals have remained strong despite the recent depreciation of the local currency due to its healthy Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Government’s commitment to development path. Stanbic Bank head...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMBIA and other mining countries should use the downturn in the prices of copper to prepare for a boom and maximise the benefits. South African economist-cum-author Victor Kgomoeswana said the decline...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE World Bank has urged the technical team instituted by President Edgar Lungu to effect changes to the 2015 mineral royalty tax to come up with a win-win tax regime that...