LAST week we looked at the need for businesses to align their corporate culture with their business strategy. We also noted that a highly-engaged workforce was essential to achieve strategic objectives and goals. We further...

In today’s article we take a look at attracting and satisfying the customers in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Forming and establishing a business is one thing but attracting and satisfying customers is another. A...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ZAMBIA’s copper production increased by over 3,000 tonnes in 2015 despite the power challenge and the falling copper prices on the international market. Copper production rose to 711,515 tonnes in 2015...

By JULIUS PHIRI in Mfuwe – THE Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries has embarked on the construction of 97 livestock service centres in Eastern Province at a cost of US$16 million to cater for the...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Government is optimistic that more tourism investments will be realised due to the robust infrastructure development taking place in Muchinga Province. Muchinga provincial Minister Mwimba Malama said the Government was...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Copperbelt University (CBU) has partnered with the Kawambwa District administration to establish a national research centre in the region. CBU management has to this effect signed an agreement with Chief...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has pledged to use this year’s Zambia International Investment Forum (ZIIF) to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country. This year’s ZIIF is scheduled to...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is set to mobilise resources from financial institutions to accelerate infrastructure development at Nansanga Farm Bloc. IDC in partnership with development financial institutions and the private...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – AIRTEL Zambia is currently spending more than US$48 million to upgrade its network infrastructure across the country. Airtel Networks director, Abhishek Budhawani said the firm was doing everything possible to improve service delivery. “We are...

By CHATULA KANGALI – A LOCAL company is set to put up a fish cannery in Mpulungu District, Northern Province, to boost the export of fish to the Great Lakes region. Pendulam Zambia Limited has...