By CHATULA KANGALI – GOVERNMENT has said the creation of Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) will provide an expanded market access for Zambian products. Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry director of domestic trade, John...

Talking Shop wishes to advise Shoprite management in Kitwe’s Matuka Avenue to consider increasing the production of bread to cater for the growing demand of the commodity from clients. Due to erratic supply of the...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says the growth of the banking sector is critical to the development of the country’s economy. Speaking when he commissioned the K2.9 million Indo-Zambia Bank (IZB) Lundazi branch...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ZAMBIA’s inflation rate has increased by more than one per cent, recording 22.9 per cent in February up from 21.8 per cent in January this year. The annual rate of inflation,...

By NATASHA KANA – LONDON’S Lord Mayor Jeffrey Mountevans says the United Kingdom (UK) is keen to support the development of the Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE) to help Zambia’s long-term financing needs. Lord Mountevans said...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE National Council for Construction (NCC) has suspended construction works for three companies for operating without valid council registration. The affected companies are Shimizu Corporation, Velos Enterprises Limited and Swissco Building...

By BRIAN HATYOKA – KATIMA Mulilo Border Post in Sesheke District in Western Province has failed to meet its revenue target for 2015 because of a slowdown in economic activities. Zambia Revenue Authority ( ZRA)...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMBIA’s imports of processed tomato products have increased from US$4.968 million to $9.217 million in the last five years. This is according  to the 2015 Horticulture Sub-sector Study Report which has...

By HELEN ZULU – FAIRY Bottling Zambia Limited (FB), the producers of Aquasavana pure mineral water, has created about 400 jobs since the introduction of a wide range of superior carbonated beverages in the country....

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – TIMBER processors on the Copperbelt Province have bemoaned the high prices of raw timber which has affected sales. Recently, the price of timber per cubic metre increased from about K42,000 to...