By KENNEDY MUPESENI – ZAMBIA and Africa in general should develop the fish industry to reduce dependence on copper and other export minerals, the Food Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said. FAO senior Aquaculture officer Doris...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Kitwe District Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KDCCI) has called for an immediate ban on imported textile raw materials to help revive the local industry. Continued imports of raw materials...

By SYCORAX TIYESA NDHLOVU – HE way most of us manage our businesses and our careers might soon or later lead us into untold misery because we always assume that things will always be in...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Zambia Consumer Association (ZACA) has said the Government should participate in the production and supply of some essential commodities to the consumers, as a long-term measure to help reduce prices....

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – STANDARD Chartered Bank has said Zambia’s fiscal policy has been consistent and as a result the rates on the market are expected to remain flat in 2014. This will, however, depend...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – MARKET capitalisation in the last quarter ended December 31, 2013 went up by 17 per cent at more than K58 billion. The Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE) All Share Index (LASI) closed...

By JAMES KUNDA JAPAN has set aside US$2 billion for loans to the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa (EPSA) over the next five years, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said. Mr Abe said...

 By JAMES KUNDA –  NIGERIAN High Commissioner to Zambia Sifawu Momoh has said the Dangote Group’s establishment of the cement factory in Zambia will strengthen economic ties between the two countries.  Dangote Group, one of...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – TRANSPORT, Works, Supply and Communications Minister Yamfwa Mukanga has urged mobile service providers in the country to be more customer-focused by making sure that customer needs are satisfied. And Zambia Telecommunications...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) has said millers across the country have reduced the prices of breakfast mealie meal by about K10 but the situation on the ground yesterday still...