By CHATULA KANGALI – COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga (right) has called for use of locally-manufactured leather products to help grow the sector.Mr Mulenga said in an interview that the local leather sector...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE National Association of Smallholders Farmers (NASF) is confident that the K23 billion requirement by the nation as an emergency fund to address the effects of droughts will include a component...

By KETRA KALUNGA – THE Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI) has urged the private sector to leverage the Agriculture Credit Window by venturing in irrigation farming activities to ensure sustainable food security in the...

By ANDREW MULENGA – THE Government has assured Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) that it will restructure and dismantle the over $800 million debt it owes, as the oil marketing body calls on members to remain...

By ANDREW MULENGATHE Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) has launched the full use of the Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) system to reduce corruption and malpractice associated with the public procurement process.This means that all public...

By KETRA KALUNGA – THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) and Blooming Chemical Industry Limited have signed an Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (IPPA) for the construction of a fertiliser plant valued at $845 million.The fertiliser...

By CHATULA KANGALI – NDOLA Energy Company Limited (NECL) has restarted generation of electricity using diesel and has put 105 megawatts on the national grid.Energy Minister Peter Kapala said in an interview that the company...

By KETRA KALUNGA – STANBIC Bank Zambia has urged Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Zambia to build capacity in order to access more financing.Stanbic Head Enterprise Banking Katongo Chilufya said it was important for...

By KETRA KALUNGA – THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) is engaging depositors at Investrust Bank who have defaulted on their loans to ensure the money owed is paid back.BoZ Governor Denny Kalyalya said the non-performing...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE ZCCM-Investment Holding (IH) has recorded an increased post-tax loss from K3.786 billion in 2022 to K4.597 billion due to the underperformance of its subsidiary, Mopani Copper Mine PlcMopani’s operations have...