By KELVIN MUDENDA – SMALL and Medium Enterprise Development Minister Elias Mubanga says no country has managed to transform its economy without creating a strong Small and Medium-sized Enterprises(SME) sector.Speaking during the Southern Province SME’s...

By ANDREW MULENGA – THE Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) are collaborating towards bridging the US$1.1 billion investment gap in the maize, soya beans, honey and aquaculture value-chains.To achieve...

By CHATULA KANGALI – ZAMBIA and Botswana have signed an agreement for the establishment of the Kazungula Bridge Authority (KBA) which will result in the development of infrastructure leading to the bridge.The agreement will lead...

By ANDREW MULENGA – THE Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) says the manufacturing sector has over the years demonstrated resilience and continued to supply good quality products to the region despite various challenges.ZAM chief executive...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Government is set to start harvesting rain water this coming season as the rehabilitation of 770 dams and construction of 15 new ones has neared completion.Water Development and Sanitation Minister...

By KETRA KALUNGA RESEARCH has shown that intellectual property rights (IPR) play a critical role in economic growth. IPR encourages innovation, attracts investments, facilitates technology transfer, and promotes knowledge dissemination and also contributes to economic...

By CHATULA KANGALI – ZCCM-Investment Holding (ZCCM-IH) will contribute $35 million to the financing of the Maamba Energy Company construction and installation of an additional 300-Megawatt power plant.The Maamba energy phase two project is expected...

ONE issue, which experts say has been impeding private investments in the electricity sub-sector in Zambia, is the past Zesco monopoly of the power infrastructure, particularly the transmission and distribution networks. Lack of open access...

By DERRICK SILIMINA – FIRST Quantum Minerals (FQM) in collaboration with the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) have over four years empowered more than 140 entrepreneurs of Kalumbila District with the mining company financing Small and...

By SNIKE MZULAH – YALELO Zambia co-founder Fisho Mwale has commended Government for creating enabling environment for growth of the aquaculture sector in the country.Speaking when Fisheries and Livestock Minister Peter Kapala toured Yalelo fish...