By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – PANGEA Securities Limited is in the process of establishing a note dubbed Musika Grain Fund financing, with start-up capital of not less than US$20 million. The fund would be financed by...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – CONSTRUCTION of the US$29 million Freedom Park shopping mall which stalled for more than 10 years is being revived. Workers were seen at the weekend doing some clearing to pave the...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Organisation for Eastern and Southern African Insurers (OESAI) has urged Zambian insurance companies to join regional and continental bodies to get full benefits from the sector. OESAI secretary general Eunice...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – STANBIC Bank Zambia in collaboration with Government will host the second energy conference at Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka today. The conference will bring together key industry players to discuss...

THE 25 kilogramme (kg) bags of mealie-meal have continued to miss in some major supermarkets and other retail outlets in Ndola. Most supermarkets and retail outlets in the city are only stocked with 10 kg...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – KITWE district is projected to contribute more than 52,000 tonnes of maize grain to the national food basket this harvest season, an increase of about 7,000 tonnes from the previous season....

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE MasterCard Foundation Fund for rural prosperity has launched a US$50 million challenge fund to extend financial services to people living in poverty. The fund was launched under the 2016 Scaling...

By CHATULA KANGALI – A ZIMBABWEAN agricultural implements manufacturer has expressed interest to open a branch in Zambia. Mealie Brand, a division of Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed Zimplow Holdings, is scheduled to open its first branch...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – GOVERNMENT has said the emergency of the mega Free Trade Areas (FTAs) will impact on the multilateral trading systems implemented under the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Development Bank of Zambia (DBZ) has been awarded an A+ rating by the Association of Africa Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) Finance Resources Centre (DFRC)....