By CHATULA KANGALI – SOME cross-border traders have said most of Zambian products are uncompetitive on the regional market due to high prices. Cross Boarder Traders Network head of HIV and public health Poster Jumbe...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE manufacturing sector has recorded 40 per cent slump in production as a result of the current power deficit in the country. The economy in Africa’s second largest copper producer is...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE construction of the pharmaceutical plant by NRB Pharma Zambia Limited has advanced and the project is set for hand-over in September this year. Last year, the Lusaka South Multi Facility...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE volatility of wheat prices is affecting the production and pricing of flour in the country, the Antelope Milling Company has said. Managing director Elefherios Kaldis said that the fluctuating prices...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ABOUT 4,000 milling machines will start arriving into the country next month following the Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZCF)’s sourcing of US$20 million initial payment. ZCF director general James Chirwa said the...

By CHATULA KANGALI – INVESCO LTD is re-branding the Mazoe and Jollie Juices to recapture its market. Invesco director Davyn Gulati said that the Goldspot bottling company was currently re-branding the Mazoe and Jollie Juices....

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZIMBABWE still owes Zambia US$114 million in interest accrued in connection with the defunct Central Africa Power Cooperation (CAPCO) which was jointly owned. Recently, the Government of Zimbabwe cleared the principal...

By CHARITY MOONGA- BARRICK Gold Corporation, the owner of Lumwana Mining Company in Solwezi, says it contributed a total of US$9.7 billion to the economies of the host countries including Zambia. The $9.7 billion includes...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has increased road tax and traffic fees by about 50 per cent. The increase which was effected on Monday this week is in line...

By SYLVIA MWEETWA, MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA and CHATULA KANGALI – AS THE countrywide power load-shedding continues, traders selling alternative sources of energy are cashing in on the rising demand. There is an increase in demand and...