By PASSY HAACHIZO – THE Lunsemfwa Hydro Power Company (LHPC) Limited plans to expand its power generation capacity from the current 56 megawatts (MW) to about 1,000 MW as long-term plan.According to chief executive Alpha...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – INVESTORS should explore the Northern Circuit’s immense hydro-power potential to put a stop to perennial power deficit challenges in the country.Northern Province Deputy Permanent Secretary Lewis Mwape says the Northern Circuit...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Zambia Chamber of Small and Medium Business Association (ZCSMBA) is upbeat about a rebound in business for 2023 despite serious head-winds such as poor electricity supply.ZCSMBA board chairperson John Shamputa...

By CHATULA KANGALI and JAMES KUNDA – THE Emerald and Semi-precious Stones Mining Association of Zambia (ESMAZ) says the sector is this year targeting to increase emerald exports from 30 to 40 per cent.ESMAZ president...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – ANALYSTS are optimistic that copper will this year trade above US$10,000 the 2022 climax propelled by China’s appetite to pump a huge amount of money into the property market and the...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Workers Compensation Fund Control Board (WCFCB) has raised K391 million in assessments from employers in all the sectors of the economy in the 2022 financial year.The fund increased from K269...

By CHATULA KANGALI – Atlas Mara Bank says its opening of an agency that will offer a one-stop solution in Gwembe District will help increase financial inclusion in that market.The agency, located in Munyumbwe area...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE government says it has not made any final decision regarding the importation of 125,000 tonnes of wheat.Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) has maintained that the country has enough wheat stock...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Zambian Kwacha posted a splendid performance in the just-ended year, an indication of continued long-term strength in the foreign exchange market, social economist Kelvin Chisanga has indicated.Mr Chisanga attributed the...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Zambia Export Development Fund (ZEDF) has bemoaned the low uptake of the fund in the just-ended year in which $850,000 was left untapped. Fund manager David Chewe said in an...