By CHARITY MOONGA in London, United Kingdom – WORLD Trade Organisation spokesperson Keith Rockwell has commended African governments for coming up with a Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) saying it will go a long way...

BRIEFCASE wonders why the concerned authorities keep turning a blind eye on the patch of road at Kafulafuta police check point on Kapiri Road. It is unbelievable that the terribly bad patch has been left...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) has praised the 2016 National Budget, saying it is responding to the current economic challenges the country is faced with. In his Budget presentation to...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE price of timber has increased by about K15 due to the increase in demand of the product on the market in the last one month. Saw millers in the country...

By CHATULA KANGALI – ZAMBIAN Breweries (ZB) has launched a new initiative programme called Mama Mpapa aimed at providing business skills to small scale traders. ZB Corporate Affairs Director Ezekiel Sekele said in a statement...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE number of people who participated in this year’s Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) business forum increased to 1,200 from merely 150 in 2013. This has been attributed to the number...

TALKING Shop has observed that some small retail outlets in Ndola are in the habit of buying goods on promotion in large quantities from chain stores for resale. When the well-meaning chain stores announce any...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA in Lima, Peru – THE Government projects the current power crisis to end in the first quarter of 2016 as a result of the huge investments being undertaken to increase power generation...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA in Lima, Peru – THE Government has said it aims to achieve reduced Budget deficit from 2016 onwards as it will tighten the fiscal policy for the economy to achieve sustained growth....

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ELIF Business Solutions Limited has called for national dialogue on the diversification of Zambia’s economy to find solutions to various economic challenges the country is facing. Elif is organising a national...