THE paramount objective of every business is to make profit, survive and prosper. It is also the desire of almost every business to grow in scale and operations with the passage of time. To pursue...

One of the trouble shooting expenses in running a business is rent, an expense for most of the businesses that do not own premises to operate from. I remember in one of the articles I...

To the readers of this column, compliments of the season and please remember to buy your insurance disc so that as the law to display the discs is implemented on January 1, 2016, you will...

SO the prices of tomatoes and other vegetables contributed to the reduction in the rate of inflation for Zambia in March 2015. As we are about to end the year, I have decided to revisit...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ELECTRICITY is a major input in all sectors of the economy and thus, a key driver of economic growth. Zambia’s development aim is to be a thriving middle-income nation by the...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE African Development Bank (AfDB), through its private sector window, has approved a senior loan equivalent to US$300 million to support construction of the 912 kilometre Nacala railway. The bank’s support...

By HELEN ZULU – ZAMTEL has said it will next year roll out more than 1,000 telecommunication towers across the country in a bid to improve connectivity. Company chief marketing officer Evans Muhanga said the...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ZAMBEEF Products Plc operating profit has risen from K56.2 million last year to K162 million this year. The increase by a margin of K106 million represents a 189 per cent growth...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE National Pensions Scheme Authority (NAPSA) has established the Society House Development Company Limited which will oversee the construction of Society House and Central Arcades in Lusaka. Zambia National Building Society...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – GOVERNMENT has successfully revamped the once-viable Kalungwishi State Ranch in Mporokoso District in Northern Province. The ranch has so far been stocked with more than 80 heads of cattle and all...