THE newly-formulated National Leather Value Chain Strategy aimed at adding value to finished products in foot wear and garments will increase export earnings and contribute significantly to the economic development of the country. Effective implementation of the...

IF there is one initiative that deserves accolades as far as raising awareness among secondary school pupils is concerned, it is the inter-schools insurance debate. Therefore, I thought we should highlight it among the 2015...

FOLLOWING a slowdown during the global financial crunch, illicit outflows have been rising, inking US$1 trillion since 2011 and hitting the new highest point of US$1.1 trillion in 2013. This is according to the Global...

IN the recent past, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) was reported to have raided the offices of two major fertiliser suppliers to establish allegations of collusion in the fertiliser industry. Additionally, there have...

TODAY I focus on what I term a serious lapse in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the manner employers relate to their employees and vice versa. Last week I was called to mediate in...

By MWIYA MUKUMBUTA – ZAMBIA Air Force (ZAF) deputy commander and chief of staff David Muma has praised President Edgar Lungu’s administration for enabling ZAF to operate effectively in providing peace and territorial integrity during...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) has said the implementation of the cost-reflective pricing and tariffs for electricity will increase appetite for investment in the energy sector from local and international...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – Government has commissioned an impact assessment study on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) implementation in Zambia. The purpose of the study is to document, analyse and assess the relevance and...

By CHATULA KANGALI – COLWYN Zambia Limited has started supplying Shoprite Stores with processed potato chips and is in advanced talks with Pick ‘n Pay on the stocking of the local product at the multinational...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – CHICOL Estates, an integrated poultry farm in Lusaka’s Twin Palm area, has embarked on a thermal power plant feasibility study which will result in electricity generation from chicken droppings. Estate director...