By HELEN ZULU – THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is working with the government of Western Australia to develop a harmonised regional mineral policy focusing on the legal and regulatory framework....

By JUDITH   NAMUTOWE – FINANCE Minister Alexendar Chikwanda on Tuesday swore in former Nigerian Agriculture Minister Akinwumi Adesina as the new African Development Bank (AfDB) Group president. Mr Chikwanda swore in Dr Adesina in his...

By TENDAI KADYAMOTO – ZAMBIA has made tremendous efforts in meeting the required international aviation safety standards with its level of implementation of safety oversight system having increased to 47 per cent in 2014. But...

No business entrepreneur will on a particular day work up to start up a business venture. The business idea could have started as a thought in the mind of the prospective entrepreneur before it is...

FOLLOW me on Business Trends as I embark on this column which will look at a wide range of business issues including enterprise development in Zambia and beyond. Together, we will look at the development...

THE greatest asset of any organisation is its people, it is said. I wish to add to this statement ‘… people with right skills’ because you may have people yet have no relevant skills. Successful...

THE tone for the 2016 national Budget has been set and the stakeholders, at least, know what to expect come October 2015. This follows the release of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) by the...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Government should reduce borrowing and keep the public debt within sustainable levels in 2016, the Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) has said. ZACCI expects the Government domestic borrowing...

By KENNEDY  MUPESENI – The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) should directly supply maize on open markets to stabilise mealie meal prices, the Indaba Agriculture Policy Research Institute (IAPRI) has suggested. The policy of supplying maize...

By CHATULA  KANGALI – KONKOLA Copper Mines (KCM) has scaled up production at Nchanga Open Pit Cut II in the first quarter beating the monthly target by over 100 per cent in April and May....