By CHATULA KANGALI – NDOLA Lime Limited has bemoaned the low consumption of hydrated lime in the construction sector in the country. Chief marketing and sales executive Francis Lwanga said in an interview that hydrated...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ATLAS Mara is exploring a bid for Barclays Bank’s stake in its Africa operation, the latest African magazine has revealed. Atlas Mara, an investment vehicle founded by former Barclays director Bob...

By HELEN ZULU – SOUTH Africa’s Greenwich Institute of Technology has urged farmers to adapt to improved farming technologies to achieve high production. Greenwich Institute of Technology Group chief executive officer Michelo Moonga said farmers...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Zambia Alliance for Agro-ecology and Biodiversity Conservation (ZAABC) has opposed the invitation of South African farmers to invest in Zambia, saying the development will negatively impact on small-scale farmers and...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – POST Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) like Zambia should contract sustainable economic debt to avoid falling back in the debt trap, Finance Deputy Minister Christopher Mvunga has said. With the volatile...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Copperbelt Mining, Agriculture and Commercial Show (CMACS) has today opened its doors to the general public. Companies ready to take part in this year’s event were found bust making final...

Last year we featured an article that looked at one of the leading book and stationery stores in the country called Book World, a limited company by shares. We traced its humble beginnings as a...

THE 51st edition of the African Development Bank (AfDB)’s annual meetings came to a close in Zambia’s capital Lusaka last week with the bank making several pronouncements aimed at developing the continent. One major and...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – STANDARD Chartered Bank has partnered with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide a loan worth US$60 million to support Zambia’s electricity company, Zesco. This makes it one...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Zambia International Trade Fair (ZITF) says it will discuss with the Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) the possibility of exhibiting tobacco products at this year’s fair. General manager Alex Mayeya...