By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE United State (US) government  will provide a grant of US$2 million to support the scaling solar programme in Zambia. And the Government has announced its intention to offer its shareholding...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Lusaka South Multi-Facility Economic Zone (LS-MFEZ) will soon complete the tender procedures for the establishment of a dry port in the zone. LS-MFEZ managing director Fortune Kamusaki said management was...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE recent rise in copper prices on the international market has raised a new ray of hope in Africa’s largest copper producer, Zambia. The Zambia Chamber of Mines (ZCM) says it...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – MWINILUNGA in North-Western Province risks losing its status as the main pineapple-producing district in Zambia because many growers are now shunning the growing of the fruit due to lack of market....

By HELEN ZULU – THE Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) has funded over 919 women projects across various sectors of the economy. Commerce, Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Raymond Mpundu said CEEC had a deliberate...

By NATASHA KANA and HELEN ZULU – THE Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) has said good governance is a cornerstone to the foundation of the country’s economic development. PMRC executive director Bernadette Deka said...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – STANDARD Chartered Bank Zambia has launched a K1 million promotional campaign dubbed ‘The Vault’ which will see clients win different prizes. The campaign is a local currency deposit based promotion, which...

By CHATULA KANGALI – GOVERNMENT has slashed the price of cattle being offloaded at breeding centres by 75 percent in a bid to boost livestock farming in the country. Livestock Minister Greyford Monde said in...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM) says there is need for the continent to improve in areas of waste management. The AAPAM delegation from Kenya led by Ronald...

TODAY, I revisit an article which we featured a couple of years ago. I stated then that no matter how skilled a business owner may be in the area of specialisation of his/her business he/she...