AS we continue looking at various government policy interventions and recommendations, this week we focus on the issue of crop storage.This is as the government looks to expand crop production and make the country a...

THE United Party for National Development administration, through Finance and National Planning minister Situmbeko Musokotwane, unveiled its last national budget under its first term, which embodies its economic performance since 2021.Crafted against the backdrop of...

THE reopening of the Kasenseli Gold Mine in Mwinilunga that has been lying idle for three years has injected great hope in the economy.On Sunday, President Hakainde Hichilema commissioned the opening of Kasenseli Gold Mine...

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...