By JAMES KUNDA- ZESCO has said the project of connecting selected parts of North-western Province to the national electricity grid will commence next month at a total cost of US$163 million. Zesco spokesperson, Henry Kapata...

By JAMES KUNDA- ZAMBIA will have to explore an alternative market for excess grain after one of its major export destinations Zimbabwe, slapped an indefinite ban on maize imports. According to that country’s Agriculture Minister...

By JAMES KUNDA- ZIMBABWE has settled the outstanding US$ 30 million owed to Zambia as principal debt accrued through the acquisition of power generation equipment under the defunct Central African Power Corporation (CAPCO) which the...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA- ZAMBIA is set to become the sub region’s most indusrialised country in the next two years with the creation of more than 720 factories through the Citizens Economic Empowerment commission(CEEC) value chain...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA- INVESTORS from the United States (US) in partnership with Zambians in the diaspora, have expressed interest in establishing a recycling plant in Zambia that will help improve the solid waste management in...

By JAMES KUNDA- THE price of mealie-meal is expected to stabilise in Zambia due to the anticipated bumper maize harvest in the 2013/14 farming season. According to the Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ), the availability...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA- GOOD Time Steel Company Zambia Limited will invest about US$70 million in setting up a modern smelting plant this year to double its production capacity to 100,000 tonnes per annum. Company deputy...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE- THE Africa Development Bank (AfDB) is undertaking a feasibility study on the expansion of port facilities at Mpulungu Harbour in Zambia and Bujumbura in Burundi. And AfDB will finance the linking of...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Kwacha was under pressure most of last week trading on the back foot against the dollar, weighed down by strong interbank and corporate demand to see it touch an intraday...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – FIRST Quantum Minerals (FQM), the owner of Kansanshi copper mine in Solwezi, recorded a 43 per cent rise in copper production during the first quarter ended March 31 2014. The increase...