THIS week, I want to look at the maize marketing system from a different angle which is rarely focused on. Every year, the Government sets the floor price for the staple crop, maize, to guide...

THE past few weeks our subject of discussion centred on claims procedures in motor vehicles with numerous responses from readers as expected. In light of this today we will publish some selected reactions from readers....

BUSINESS idea development is a critical aspect in the creation of any successful business concept. The viability of a business idea to a large extent determines how competitively sustainable the entire business will be. In...

AT Patent and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA), I met one of the followers who knows about my passion for the work towards Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country. I was at PACRA doing...

DESPITE massive challenges facing the mining sector compounded by a slump in commodity prices, the mining sector will continue contributing significantly to the country’s economic development. In the latest seventh Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)...

RECENTLY, we featured articles on the latest report by the Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) which indicates that Zambia’s city populations are expanding at an average rate of nearly four per cent...

AS we continue looking at third party claims today, we tackle the issue of how much a road accident victim should be paid after submitting all the necessary documents discussed last week. First of all,...

VENTURE capital is increasingly taking a prominent role in global business finance. As we saw last week, the venture capital mode of financing businesses is most ideal for start–ups. This is because such companies usually...

THE Zambian textile and garment sub sector has the capacity to contribute immeasurably to the economic development of the country if well harnessed. Being labour intensive, it has the potential to greatly contribute to employment...

LAST week we featured an article on the reader’s reaction to the write-ups based on the latest report by the Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR). Just when it became apparent that the...