AS we continue looking at the mooted electric vehicle (EV) battery project between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), today will focus on EV-related trending issues like who is currently powering world’s EVs.In...

AS the country aspires for the ambitious target of reaching three million tonnes of copper production per annum in the next 10 years, sharp increase in investments in alternative energy is urgently needed to triple...

NDOLA, once known as the industrial and commercial hub of Zambia, looks set to regain its lost glory and contribute to the economic transformation of the Copperbelt Province and the country as a whole.The city...

THE revival of the once defunct Kawambwa Tea Company is helping the country become self-sufficient in tea beverages while creating the much needed economic survival of the rural Kawambwa communities.Tea, like coffee, can play a...

THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) a fortnight ago announced a 2.5-percentage point increase in the minimum statutory ratio on both local and foreign currency deposits for banks to 11.5 per cent.The measures which took effect...

THE production levels of millet are declining in many countries including Zambia despite its potential to address food and nutritional security as well as to generate incomes.Millets have been part of the traditional food of...

CENTRAL banks, including the Bank of Zambia (BoZ), have a crucial role to play in any given economies.The most obvious one is the issuance of the local currencies, in the Zambian case the Kwacha and...

Lusaka (City Market)Tomatoes – Four -K2, Box – K190Onion-Heap K5, Poncho K250 (red), K160 (white)Kapenta – meda – K270 (Siavonga), K300 (Mpulungu)Cabbage-head- K10 (big), K6 (small)Rape-bunch-K2, Sack-K160Potatoes – pocket- K160Dry Fish – heap of four...

AS commodity prices are tipped to reach an all-time high prices this year and there is need to build a robust and resilient small-scale mining industry.The prices of copper on the international market are hovering...

By Kennedy Mupeseni – AMID likely drop in the copper production for 2022, the foundation for a robust mining growth has been laid for a better 2023 and beyond.In the first half of 2022, production...