POLICY ANALYSIS by JAMES MUYANWA – SIX years ago I looked at some of the economic issues which were being championed by most of the 11 presidential candidates in the January 20 2015 election. This...

By MWAPE MULUBWA  – MANY a time people think the garbage is worthless. From household waste to scrap metal, a number of people have become fabulously rich dealing with such refuse. This just proves the...

A FEW weeks ago, we featured a series of articles on government’s introduction of restriction on the importation of onion and table potatoes into the country. The article dubbed, ‘Onion, potato importation ban: another view’...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA and KENNEDY MUPESENI – ALMOST 30 years since the country reverted to a free market economy, a more financially literate population is needed to drive the new economic agenda forward. In an economy...

EVERY market economic system is built on the premises that it will promote an efficient system of capital markets that will among a number of objectives; allocate resources, spur   innovation and economic growth. Additionally, other than...

TODAY, we take a look at financial reports. Financial reports are generated from financial records and it is important that basic financial records are kept by any business. It is important to know that one...

CUSTOMER service is becoming an art and “battle of the emotionally intelligent”. Indeed, every company creates unique offerings that are meant to “alleviate the customer’s pain”. However, experience shows that as businesses grow and succeed,...

USING the Banking Association of South Africa’s definition, a loan is a sum of money borrowed from a lender to assist for certain planned or unplanned events. The borrower is then required to pay back...

IN JANUARY 2014 I featured an article on the mixed economy which was motivated by my discussion with a colleague. I had a discussion with the colleague on whether the free-market economic policies that Zambia...

THE chapter on the Mailoni Brothers that caused terror in the valley of Luano in now Luano District in Central Province was closed. Truly, since the gunning down of the trio by the Zambia Army...