By JAMES MUYANWA – ZAMBIAN-born international economist Dambisa Moyo is among 11 other Barrick Gold Corporation shareholders who have been elected as directors for the global miner which owns Lumwana Mine in Solwezi. The controversial...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA- THERE is no cause for alarm over Zambia’s current debt stock because it is sustainable and the Government is in total control, Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba has said. Mr Yamba...

By JAMES MUYANWA and MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA- THE Government has set up an investigation and advisory committee that will help ascertain the negative impact increased imports may have caused or threaten to cause on the domestic...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMBIA recorded a K231 million rise in total value of exports in March 2014 in comparison to the previous month’s figure. The increase in the total value of exports from K4,217...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMBIA will enhance its partnership with Asian countries to tap into that massive market, Tourism and Arts Minister Jean Kapata has said. Ms Kapata said Government would continue to promote Zambian...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THERE is need for Zambia to move away from being a raw material producing country to a knowledge-based and innovation economy to foster sustainable economic development, intellectual property consultant George Kanja...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA and JUDITH NAMUTOWE – EMIRATES airlines has said the new fare deal clinched with Proflight Zambia will enable travellers from the Copperbelt to fly on the same price as offered to the...

By MUNAMBEZA MUWANEI – THE Zambia Institute of Purchasing and Supply (ZIPS) has warned of punitive measures against business houses and employers using unqualified procurement officers in their institutions. ZIPS president George Mumba said his...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  – STANDARD Chartered Bank has projected that the China-Africa trade volumes may reach US$280 billion by 2015 due to huge investment opportunities for Chinese enterprises on the African continent. In Zambia, the...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – GOVERNMENT has encouraged small-scale farmers to increase maize production during the 2014/15 farming season in an effort to stabilise mealie-meal prices. Agriculture and Livestock Minister Wylbur Simuusa said in an interview...