GIVEN the anguish small-scale farmers went through due to delays in getting their money after supplying maize to Food Reserve Agency (FRA) last year, it is hoped that things will be different this year. BRIEFCASE...

PEOPLE running hair salons should ensure that they explain and show different price charges for various services like plaiting and toning. Most beauty shops in Lusaka’s Northmead area do not charge for hair services in...

SHOPRITE Stores in Kasama in Northern Province is attracting a lot of customers within Kasama itself and surrounding areas such as Mungwi, Chilubi, Mporokoso and Luwingu districts, particularly during monthends as it is the only...

THE initiative by the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) to introduce the payment of Withholding Tax by landlords is a welcome move. however, this plan needs to embrace various views from the affected parties. Briefcase notes...

UNDER the Nation Pension Scheme Authority Act of Parliament of 1996, a defaulter requires to pay penalties computed at 20 per cent cumulatively for every month defaulted. The Zambia Revenue Authority Act, which ushered in...

In the new marketing dispensation which is now much more complex than ever, marketers have come to learn that their roles in organisations are equally becoming broader and bigger. Marketing can no longer be restricted...

THE subject of home insurance cannot be complete without discussing the cover applicable to house contents. Having established in our previous articles of the affordability of house owners insurance the paradigm now shifts to insurance...

MAIZE, like wheat, can become a big foreign exchange spinner for Zambia if its productivity is enhanced in the country. Given the rising demand for the grain by some countries in the region and beyond,...

IN THE last few weeks the country has witnessed a number of ministers and other government officials who are traversing the countryside to check on the ongoing development projects. This is as it should be!...

TALKING Shop has observed that waiters in some restaurants give customers wrong food orders after ordering for other food items. We would like to advise management of various restaurants to ensure that their waiters are...