EVERY marketer knows that the true mark of a good marketer is the ability to strike lucrative profitable deals. Marketers now realise that unless they equip themselves with skills in negotiation and bargaining they will...

LAST week we saw how some business entities have grown from single unit business outlets to several branches indicating the levels of business growth. Today, I continue to look at the business growth taking the...

AS THE nation commemorates the Golden Jubilee in two days time I found it necessary to reflect on strides made by the insurance industry in the past 50 years and also highlight some challenges that...

AS a tribute towards Zambia’s Golden Jubilee, this week I want to look at one of the fundamental constitutional office of the Republic – the Auditor General’s office. The Office of the Auditor General (OAG)...

AS the debate heightens on the 2015 National Budget, Government’s intention to embark on the establishment of industrial clusters in each district, is a key component worth looking at and the effects to be derived...

ZAMBIA will this Friday commemorate its 50th anniversary following the emancipation from the hands of the colonial masters. Truly, Zambians are politically free but Briefcase feels the economic liberty is yet to be attained hence...

TALKING Shop commends Lynx Zambia Limited in Ndola for the ?innovative strategies it is applying in widening its footprint in the ?local beverage industry. Apart from offering a variety of purified fruit juices, Lynx has...

By JAMES KUNDA? – FINANCE Minister Alexander Chikwanda last Friday unveiled the K46.7 billion 2015 National Budget to Parliament with an assurance that Government was committed to uplifting the welfare of Zambians. Government has increased...

A FEW years ago, then Mines minister, Wylbur Simuusa was quoted by the local media as having said the Government wanted to increase its shareholding in mining firms up to 35 per cent. The report...

A POOR credit culture is what characterises the Zambian society, it is reported. This means many people find it hard to pay their debts both at individual and corporate levels. There is a high impetus...