From JUDITH NAMUTOWE  – in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ACTION Aid International has called for concerted efforts among African governments in addressing illicit financial flows (IFFs) on the continent. Action Aid International Africa tax power coordinator...

By HELEN ZULU – CONSTRUCTION of the first luxury lodge at a cost of US$1.6 million in Liuwa Plains National Park in Western Province has commenced. The lodge, which will be called Mambeti Camp, is...

By HELEN ZULU – A COMBINED team of Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) and Competition and Consumer Protection Commission inspectors has seized expired products worth K826 from SPM investments in Solwezi. ZABS has since served...

By HELEN ZULU – THE first phase of the 2,300-kilometre regional power inter-connector project to link Zambia, Tanzania and Kenya (ZTK) power grids is expected to be completed by December this year. The Common Market...

By CHATULA KANGALI – JAMBO Milling has opened its first plant in Ndola on the Copperbelt at a cost of US$2 million to help sustain the local market. The milling plant, located in the industrial...

By MAIMBOLWA  MULIKELELA – STANDARD Chartered Bank has advised Zambian investors to take advantage of the high yielding United States (US) corporate bonds in view of the current economic challenges. Currently, the US corporate bonds...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ANOTHER batch of 100 solar powered milling units is expected to arrive in the country early next month, bringing the total number of units to 200. Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZCF) director...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) has urged Government to put in place measures that will end dollarisation in the country and avoid putting pressure on the local currency. EAZ board...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – A LUSAKA-based economist, John Kasanga, has predicted drastic reduction in the production of wheat and other irrigated crops this year due to various challenges Zambia is facing. The challenges include high...

B y NATASHA KANA – ZAMBIA Development Agency (ZDA) has launched the third strategic plan for 2016 -2020 aimed at transforming businesses for the full benefit of Zambians. The five-year plan acknowledges the changing economic...