By KENNEDY MUPESENI – SHOPRITE Zambia has considerably contributed to competition in the retail sector since it started operating in Zambia 20 years ago, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has said. CCPC public relations...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE  – GOVERNMENT’s collection from the mining industry in 2014 increased to K9.92 billion from K8.2 billion the previous year, with Kansanshi Mining Plc contributing the largest percentage. The increase of K1.72 billion...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  – ZAMBIAN farmers will now be able  to sell their crops which are not yet harvested or planted through the agricultural commodity exchange market. This follows the launch of the Zambian Commodity...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Government has urged farmers in the country to be weather smart when growing crops to avoid losses. Agriculture Deputy Minister Maxus  Ng’onga  said in an interview that there was need ...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – GOVERNMENT   has released K35.6 million for the relocation of settlers who are on the site earmarked for the Irrigation Development and Support Project (IDSP). In 2011, the World Bank approved a...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – A LOCAL entrepreneur who runs a butchery outlet in Lusaka says that consumers have stopped storing bulk chunks of meat, a situation which has necessitated innovation among  meat providers. Charity Munthali...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – SUNBIRD Bioenergy Investment is set to start works on its ethanol project which is expected to be commissioned by President Edgar Lungu today. Luapula Province Permanent Secretary Boniface Chimbwali said Mr...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – POUND Stretcher, a multi-national household chain store, has set up a K2 million store at Twin Palm Mall in Lusaka, raising the number of its outlets in the country to three....

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Emeralds and Semi-Precious Stones Miners Association of Zambia (ESMAZ) has said small-scale miners need a minimum capital investment of US$5 million for operations. ESMAZ president Richard Mandona said in an...

By HELEN ZULU – THE anti-tobacco lobby will affect tobacco farmers’ income, the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has said. This is because there is so far no alternative crop that has been suggested to...