By ANDREW PHIRI – The Livingstone Tourism Association (LTA) has called for aggressive marketing of Livingstone as a preferred destination for tourism. LTA chairperson Alex Mutali said there was need to aggressively market Zambia’s tourist...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI- in Mungwi THE district administration in Mungwi is pondering establishing a timber plantation in the area. This is to increase revenue of the district and reduce dependence on funding from the central...

By JAMES MUYANWA – MORE than 400 global and African leaders are this month-end expected to assemble in Lusaka for a high-level meeting aimed at developing concrete investment plans for driving Africa’s agricultural makeover. Zambia,...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Zambia State Insurance Corporation (ZSIC) has paid out more than K3 million in claims for farmers on the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) Lima Credit Scheme who suffered crop failure...

By CHARITY MOONGA – DANGOTE Cement Plc recorded a profit after tax of US$614 million in the six-month period ended June 30, 2015. This is a 21.65-per cent increase over the one announced for the...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) has registered about 17, 956 firms across the country this year. PACRA public relations officer Vaida Bunda-Njobvu said the agency had registered about 17,...

BY JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZCF) has commenced the production of mealie meal at one of the  first three solar-powered milling plants in North-Western Province. This follows installation of the machine in...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Global Environment Facility (GEF) has provided about US$50,000 to a Zambezi-based organisation for the implementation of the protection of international waters-Zambezi River project. The project is aimed at protecting the...

DEVELOPING a thriving information and communication technology (ICT) sector is a priority for many developing and emerging economies. ICT drives private sector productivity and competitiveness, creates employment and spurs innovation. Firms, organisations as well as...

TODAY we embark on a two-article series which looks at the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry manufacturing sector report of 2011 to 2012. We will consider the constraints to the manufacturing sector and highlight...