By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Government is considering exporting horticultural products within the region in a bid to increase market for growers. The country currently exports horticultural products, which include flowers and vegetables, to European...

By HELEN ZULU – ZAMBIANS must explore and build economic infrastructure that can be used to develop the country, Works and Supply Minister Yamfwa Mukanga has said. Mr Mukanga said the existing infrastructure gaps in...

By JACK MWEWA – CLEARING Agents at Nakonde border post in Muchinga Province have complained over the recently increased customs duty from 25 to 30 per cent and surcharge penalty on imported vehicles below 2006...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ZAMBIA is among African countries that may be affected by the planned scaling down of Barclays Bank’s operations in Africa. Barclays is reportedly drawing up plans to sell part of its...

TALKING Shop is concerned with the manner in which some chain store clothing outlets are increasing their prices of old products. A named clothing outlet in Ndola has increased prices of its old stock by...

By BRIAN HATYOKA – CURRENT low prices of oil on the international market is not reason enough for Zambia to slash fuel costs on the domestic market, the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has said. Oil...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE 2015/2016 farming season for tobacco in Eastern Province has been adversely affected due to lack of a reliable market for the cash crop. Last year, Zambia produced more than 27,000...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) has urged the Government to encourage banks currently administering the e-voucher system to decentralise the activation of cards. This will reduce time involved in...

By GLORIA SIWISHA – GROUNDNUT production is one of the major economic activities smallholder farmers in the eastern region of Zambia engage in. The Department of Agriculture in Eastern Province says that groundnuts constitute the...

By BRIAN WAINYAE – female youths are evidently the most vulnerable in society as they are often exposed to gender-based violence, early pregnancy and high school dropout. This has ultimately contributed to direct child and...