By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Kawambwa Tea Outgrower Association is seeking long-term financing for the expansion of tea production in Kawambwa.Association president Wiza Sindazi says tea is an expensive venture and that farmers need long-term...

By CHATULA KANGALIMILLERS have been granted a permit to import wheat and are asking for 200,000 tonnes of the commodity to be brought in to help offset the commodity’s 100,000-tonne deficit and stabilise prices for...

THREE weeks ago, this platform looked at the impasse between traders at Kitwe’s Chisokone Market and the local authority.It observed the need to engage in dialogue for a win-win situation.Traders at one of the biggest...

BARELY a fortnight ago, when the value of the Kwacha seemed to have been heading to breach the psychological barrier of K30 per dollar, everyone, especially the highly partisan social media politicians, was talking foreign...

DEFINED by experts as the breeding, raising, and harvesting of fish, shellfish and aquatic plants or simply farming in water, the aquaculture industry is crucial in creating a self-sustaining economy.The ‘song’ about Zambia having the...

By MUNAMBEZA MUWANEI – KABWE District Commissioner Lennox Shimwambwa says the town has the potential of becoming one of the country’s investment destinations in terms of tourism.Mr Shimwambwa said the two historic places, Mukuyu tree...

By CHATULA KANGALI – INDENI Energy Company Limited has said the appreciation of the Kwacha will help reduce the cost of fuel importation into the country.Company Managing Director Evans Mauta said the Kwacha gain would...

By KETRA KALUNGA – STANDARD Chartered Bank Zambia has launched an ultra-modern priority centre to foster meaningful engagements between clients and relationship managers to facilitate seamless and personalised banking experience.Speaking during the launch of the...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia (OMCAZ) has described the re­cent Kwacha gain as real, saying it will help reduce the fuel pump price for this month.OMCAZ president Kafula Mubanga...

By KETRA KALUNGA – ZAMBIA Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA) chief executive officer Anthony Bwembya says the institution is saddened by numerous tax malpractices committed by some corporate entities in the recent past.Speaking at a...