By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has said implementing the Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) will cushion the budget deficit through Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs). CSPR executive director Patrick Nshindano said the...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Copperbelt Leather Industry Cluster Limited has acquired equipment worth US$86,000 to produce quality leather products for the export market. The equipment from Italy is expected in the country during the...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – YAMBEEJI Honey and Rice Products Limited has urged Government to set up irrigation infrastructure in Zambezi District in North-Western Province that will support small-scale rice production. YamBEEji chief executive officer Chibbonta...

By JUDITH  NAMUTOWE – AN alternative energy distribution firm, Zani Savenergy, has said increasing awareness on energy has the capacity to reduce the current power deficit by 40 per cent. The company says whatever power...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) has appealed to the Government to reduce corporate tax next year in view of the country’s economic challenges. ZACCI says this should be...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE advent of the festive season has made livestock traders in Lusaka cash in on the sale of goats whose prices have risen by as much as 200 per cent. Some...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – FORTY-EIGHT solar-powered milling units have arrived in Zambia through the Nakonde border post, with another 48 expected before the end of this month via Beira in Mozambique. A total of 100...

By HELEN ZULU – ZOONA Zambia, an electronic money transfer firm, has this year processed at least eight million transactions amounting to K2.5 billion. Zoona communications and public relations manager Karim Amade said the company...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  – THE Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) will tighten inspection activities during the Christmas and New Year period. ZABS acting head- marketing and public relations Nzali Chella said the bureau would continue...

By HELEN ZULU – ABOUT 30 Zambian business executives are expected to attend the Indian trade show slated for February 2016. The Saurashtra Vepar Udyog Mahamandal (SVUM) 2016 International Trade Show, is aimed at providing...