ONE issue, which experts say has been impeding private investments in the electricity sub-sector in Zambia, is the past Zesco monopoly of the power infrastructure, particularly the transmission and distribution networks. Lack of open access...

THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has the policy mandate of assessing and achieving a stable rise in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), keeping unemployment low and maintaining the exchange rate and inflation in a predictable range.To...

ONE issue, which experts say has been impeding private investments in the electricity sub-sector in Zambia, is the past Zesco monopoly of the power infrastructure, particularly the transmission and distribution networks. Lack of open access...

THE devastating drought that characterised the 2023/24 farming season thereby reducing crop production to unimaginable levels calls for a rethink on crop production. Desperate times call for desperate measures to navigate through critical moments to...

WINTER maize production plays a vital role in boosting the country’s food security and helping Zambia move towards achieving the 10 million tonnes per annum target.Over the years, Zambia has depended so much on rain-fed...

BRIEFCASE has observed that mobile phone providers are currently sending texts to users on the intention to phase out scratch cards.The phasing out of airtime scratch cards will enhance the digital transformation and therefore messages...

By FELIX NKINKE – EARLY this month Cabinet, chaired by President Hakainde Hichilema, sat and approved that Zambia signs and ratifies the Beira Development Corridor Agreement (BDCA).The BDCA is amongst the Democratic Republic of Congo...

“YOUNG people should work hard when they have an opportunity to do so as time waits for no one, and old age catches up with anyone.”These are the words of 79-year-old Tisauke Phiri, a marketeer...

ZAMBIA has achieved significant modernisation in its public procurement system, particularly in its legal and institutional frameworks, says the World Bank.According to the 2019 analysis based on the Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems (MAPS) conducted...

BUILDING on last week’s discourse around the importance of having robust local economic development to jumpstart rural districts, this week I will look at building brands around major economic activities.To achieve economic development at local...