By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has provided a grant worth US$2.64 million to the Government to undertake the feasibility studies and engineering designs for Mpulungu port. The bank has also approved...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE BRENT oil climbed above $58 a barrel for the second straight session as speculators covered their positions ahead of the April contract’s expiry, while a strengthening dollar and a build in United...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – A local beverage processing firm is scouting for K1 million to grow capacity to meet the demand of its products. Wanzana Processing Limited was initially funded by the Citizen Economic Empowerment...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Zambia State Insurance Corporation (ZSIC) has introduced a new product in the construction sector called non-collateralised bond. ZSIC General Insurance managing director Charles Nakhoze said ZSIC had come up with...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$15.5 million for the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation initiative to improve rural livelihood in Western Province. The project has other financing windows which...

By HELEN ZULU – FRANCE has committed eight million Euros to agriculture and waste management in Zambia, French Ambassador to Zambia Emmanuel Cohet has said. Mr Cohet made the pronouncement at a meeting held with...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has appealed to the Government to put in place long-term and sustainable measures to stabilise the cost of mealie-meal and other basic commodities. JCTR...

By JULIUS PHIRI? – THE first-ever commercial mini-milling plant in Eastern Province has?been launched in Chipata. Cargill launched the milling plant which has been established at the?cost of US$2 million to service the people in...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI? – THE Zambian Government and some countries from the Great Lakes region plan to establish joint commercial farm blocs in Zambia to grow various crops for export to that region. So far...

By LAWRENCE KABUTU – THE Smallholder Agribusiness Promotion Programme (SAPP) has approved grants to four cooperatives in Chikankata district amounting to K154, 000 to improve the farmers’ livelihood. Chikankata District marketing and development officer Kambole...