By JAMES MUYANWA – THE sustained hemorrhage of huge amounts of funds in form of reinsurance premiums has continued smacking the insurance industry in Africa. This is, mainly, because – globally– the sector is dominated...

THE global and local scenes have experienced significant and dramatic changes in business and marketing over the last decade. The pace of change has continued to accelerate, introducing new concepts and technologies that dictate major...

IT is always important for any one, especially those planning to start their own business to understand that the ultimate reason for starting a business venture is to make profits. Profit making for any business...

In his 2016 Budget presentation, Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda proposed to Parliament the removal of the 16 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) and have it replaced with an insurance levy at three per cent....

LAST week, I was inundated with an avalanche of e-mail and phone messages in reaction to the article on the prophecy by renowned Nigerian Prophet, Temitope Balogun Joshua, commonly known as TB Joshua. My e-mail...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has said it contributed about US$200 million to Zambia’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) through merger transactions in 2015. CCPC acting executive director Brian Lingela...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is set to partner with development finance institutions and the private sector in setting up road and telecommunications networks in the Lusaka South Multi-Facility Economic Zone...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has urged the Government to increase agricultural production in the northern region of Zambia because of the favourable rainfall pattern the area experiences. The...

By JULIUS PHIRI – A BUSINESS delegation from Quingdao Province in China has signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Eastern Province administration to scout for more investment opportunities in various sectors. The...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – LUAPULA Province Permanent Secretary Bornface Chimbwali has called for increased fish farming in view of fish depletion in natural water bodies in the area. Mr Chimbwali said there was need to...