By KETRA KALUNGA – THE country does not have sufficient onions to satisfy the local market, the local vegetable traders have said.This is in sharp contrast to a statement by Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU)...

By KETRA KALUNGA – PROFLIGHT Zambia has recommenced the flights to Kasama District in Northern Province after nearly six years of its absence.The airline had stopped servicing the route in December 2018 due to the...

By ANDREW MULENGA – ZAMBIA and United Kingdom (UK)’s Trade Mark Africa have entered into a partnership support agreement (PSA) for a $10-million upgrade project for the Nakonde One Stop Border Post (OSBP).The development of...

By KETRA KALUNGA – FINANCE and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has urged the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) to attain the average Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of 28 percent from the current 23 percent...

By ANDREW MULENGA – ONCE the impacts of the drought are resolved and the debt restructuring process concluded, Zambia will be better placed to receive an influx of significant foreign investments, Absa Bank Group has...

By CHATULA KANGALI – ZESCO and Ndola Energy Company Limited (NECL) are undertaking negotiations with a view of restarting the power plant to help offset the current electricity deficit the country is facing.Energy Minister Peter...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE United Kingdom (UK) is resolute to actualise £2.5 billion pledged private sector investments in the Zambian mining sector.British High Commissioner to Zambia Sarah Bloom said during the official opening of...

By KELVIN MUDENDA – THE International Trade Centre (ITC) has partnered with ABSA Zambia to launch the EcomConnect learning programme to promote digital trade opportunities for small enterprises.The hub located in Livingstone is a pilot...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE) has urged Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to make use of its alternative market platform to raise their capital formation .LuSE chief executive officer Nicholas Kabaso...

By ANDREW MULENGA – THE appreciation of the Kwacha against the Dollar after the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) monetary policy interventions have provided prospects for profitability, importers have said.Importers also encouraged the central bank to...