By KETRA KALUNGA – THE Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) policy is ready and will soon be launched to promote entrepreneurship in the country.Ministry of SME Development Permanent Secretary Subeta Mutelo says the policy will...

By ANDREW MULENGA – THE 2024-2028 strategic plan for the Tobacco Board of Zambia (TBZ) will provide a roadmap for achieving a sustainable tobacco production environment and an efficient marketing system.Ministry of Agriculture Permanent Secretary...

By KELVIN MUDENDA – COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga says the Government remains committed to working with the private sector to ensure identified business solutions or bottlenecks are promptly addressed.Mr Mulenga said business...

By CHATULA KANGALI – ZAMBIA Sugar Plc has won the Africa Export Award in the consumer product category at the ongoing Intra Africa Trade Fair (IATF) in Cairo, Egypt.The company which is exhibiting under the...

By KETRA KALUNGA – THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) says over 1,240 Regional Customs Transit (RCTG) bonds worth US$ 718.9 million have been executed this year.This is in comparison to 1,282...

By KETRA KALUNGA – THE Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) has handed over a dividend of K334 million to the ZCCM-Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH).CEC board chairperson London Mwafulilwa said the handover of the K334, 956,911.14 dividends to...

FROM the public policy perspective, a policy that lacks implementing strategies remains an academic exercise and is far from being achieved.In this week’s article, I will delve into how the rural connectivity policy initiative by...

THERE is no doubt that sustainable mining is the way to go in achieving the country’s copper production targets.The Government has set an ambitious target of attaining three million tonnes of copper per year by...

By KETRA KALUNGA – FIDANNA Group Limited, a local company producing food supplements from the baobab fruit commonly known as ‘Mabuyu’ has created a market in India and has so far exported 100 kilogrammes of...

By CHATULA KANGALI – PROTEA Hotels Zambia Limited is one of the prospective buyers of the Pamodzi Hotel in Lusaka whose majority shareholders are Tata International Singapore Pte Limited (TISPL) and Indian Hotels Company Limited...