By CHATULA KANGALI – THE poultry industry in Zambia has posted a four per cent increase in chicken production in the last one year. At least 78 million broilers were produced by the sector last...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Insurers Association of Zambia (IAZ) has urged the Government to expedite enactment of the Insurance Bill of 2013 to promote growth in the sector. Among the changes being proposed in...

By HELEN ZULU – ZAMBIA should maintain its stance on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) to continue gaining economic advantage, especially in the agriculture sector. The Zambia Alliance for Agro-ecology and Biodiversity Conservation (ZAABC) says government’s...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – A CHINESE investor is interested in reviving the Mulungushi Textiles in Kabwe and plans to invest in major tourism projects in Livingstone. The investor and the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) are...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE year 2016 is likely to be another difficult year economically and best prospects are for stability as the overall economic recovery remains unlikely, the Credit Rating Agency (CRA) has predicted....

By CHATULA KANGALI – A UNITED Kingdom (UK)-based company has expressed interest in putting up an iron smelter at the Chambishi Multi-Facility Economic Zone (CMFEZ). Zambia-China Economic and Trade Corporation spokesperson Stephen Lindunda said in...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Government will conduct a study to ascertain the presence of tourmaline and other semi-precious stones in Nakonde and Isoka districts of Muchinga Province. Tourmaline is a gemstone which comes in...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ZAMTEL has launched  a ‘REAL MAHALA’ reloaded promotion  dubbed Thrill aimed at providing  subscribers with the  cheapest  voice , data and message rates under a single plan. The promotion, which was...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is investigating five cases of excessive pricing in the country. CCPC acting executive director Brian Lingela said the commission last year recorded five cases...

By CHILA NAMAIKO – INSTITUTIONS of higher learning have been challenged to come up with tangible business concept courses if more Zambians are to acquire entrepreneurship skills. Higher Education Minister Michael Kaingu said the formulation...