By HELEN ZULU – THE Zambia Open University (ZAOU) has adopted a number of strategies and made some policy decisions aimed at improving service delivery at the institution. ZAOU Vice chancellor professor Mutale Musonda said...

By HELEN ZULU – GOVERNMENT has urged Sri Lankan business executives to take advantage of the investment opportunities in the Multi Facility Economic Zones (MFEZs) in the country, as possible locations for industries. Commerce, Trade...

By KELVIN MUDENDA – FINANCE Minister Alexander Chikwanda has challenged the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Committee of Insurance Securities and Non-Banking Financial Authorities (CISNA), to address barriers to the flow of capital...

By HELEN ZULU – NORWEGIAN companies are in the process of establishing businesses in various sectors of the economy in Zambia. Norwegian ambassador to Zambia Arve Ofstad expressed happiness that several companies from Norway were...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – STANDARD Chartered Bank Zambia has scooped the ‘Employer of the Year’ Award in the Banking and Financial Sector category. The award was announced at the annual Zambia Federation of Employers (ZFE)...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – UNITED Nations (UN) under-secretary general, Gyan Chandra Acharya has said there is need for developing countries to set up a legal framework for improved transit transport and trade facilitation aimed at...

THERE is a rising number unlabeled detergent powder, with no name of manufacturers, no expiry date and other details, being sold on the streets in Kitwe and Lusaka. No one would ascertain how safe  it...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Green Environ Watch has called for the strengthening of cooperatives to be used as vehicles in achieving diversification of the economy. Last year, President Edgar Lungu realigned the Ministry of...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – FARMERS on the Copperbelt should produce more fresh produce and satisfy the ever-yawning Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)  market, an economic consultant has said. Recently, the cost of tomatoes and other...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – LAKE Chila Lodge has invested more than K500,000 in setting up another lodge in Mpulungu District of Northern Province on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. Lake Chila Lodge director Geoffrey Chella...