By JUDITH  NAMUTOWE – ZESCO Limited plans to construct a 330-kilovolts (KV) transmission line which will run from Kabwe to Pensulo substation in Serenge in Central Province. This is in its quest to boost electricity...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMBIA’s trade deficit reduced to K958.3 million in July 2015 from the nearly K1.3 billion which was recorded the previous month. The country’s inflation rate for the month of August has,...

By CHATULA KANGALI – A DUBAI-BASED investor is set to establish a multi-million dollars oil refinery and processing plant in Luanshya on the Copperbelt. Kite National Oil Refinery, with the facilitation of the Zambia Development...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – MORE than 2,700 motor vehicles which were imported into Zambia between January and June 2015 eluded the pre-shipment inspections at the points of origin and the importers did not follow the...

By HELEN ZULU – A LOCAL firm is seeking a partner to help improve cassava production in the country. Premiercon Starch Company Limited is a Solwezi-based start-up firm specialising in the promotion of the high-yielding...

By CHATULA KANGALI – MPONGWE District Council is negotiating with farmers on the implementation of the re-introduced crop levy. President Edgar Lungu recently announced the re-introduction of the crop levy which was banned  by the...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMBIA has been given about US$5 million grant to cover part of the electricity connection cost for the targeted beneficiaries. The $4.95 million grant has been given to the Southern African...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – IT is imperative that the Zambian economy diversifies financial services beyond traditional banking and develop a robust capital market, Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba has said. He has called on...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Government will soon finalise a US$100 million financing deal with the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the revival of the cashew industry in Western Province. In May this year, AfDB...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Kitwe Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has called for the formation of a Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (SMEs) bank in Zambia. KCCI president Allan Nyirenda said there was need...