By BUSINESS REPORTER – FIRST Quantum Minerals’ (FQM) investments and expansion projects in Zambia have reportedly drawn the interest of financiers in the region who recently toured its mine sites in Kalumbila and Solwezi to...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) is happy with increased stocking of locally- grown vegetables in chain stores and other retail outlets saying it is encouraging farmers to produce more.ZNFU president...

By CHATULA KANGALI – UNIFIED Chemicals Zambia Limited will set up a soya beans solvent extraction plant in Kapiri Mposhi at a cost of $5 million.Kapiri Mposhi District commissioner Francis Hasalama confirmed the establishment of...

By KETRA KALUNGA – THE World Bank Group says it will, in liaison with International Finance Corporation (IFC), come up with the diagnosis of the private sector performance in Zambia to help unlock further investments...

By KELVIN MUDENDA – RADISSON Hotel Group (RHG) Africa managing director Bert Fol says his company stands ready to partner with local and international investors to boost Zambia’s tourism sector.Mr Fol says that will help...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE consumers should take action and help in accelerating the uptake of clean energy, Commerce Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga has said. Read more...

By JAMES KUNDA – A ZAMBIAN electronic tax payment firm called ProBase Limited, has established base in Lesotho to provide integrated payment solutions in that country. Read more...

By KETRA KALUNGA – The Oil Marketing Company Association of Zambia (OMCAZ) has welcomed Government’s introduction of bulk purchasing of petroleum products saying the move will help increase local participation in the petroleum industry. Read...

Perhaps the most frustrating time in any business is when your products and services are not selling.When your turnaround time becomes unnecessarily long it affects your liquidity.To make matters worse if you are dealing in...

There is an African saying which goes like, ‘when [two] elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.’Indeed, when two powerful forces are at loggerheads, the effects may be on the innocent and uninvolved ones...