By ANDREW PHIRI – ZAMBEZI Sawmills in Mulobezi has secured US$20 million from a South African bank to revamp the timber industry in the area. Zambezi Sawmills director Elvis Malumo said the funds would go...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – NATIONAL Breweries Plc says competition from illicit opaque bulk beer has become a significant concern for the company. This threatened the ability of the company to generate a fair return on...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – AFRICAN Life Assurance Company Zambia Limited has grown its market share from 12 per cent to 40 per cent in the last five years. Company Chief Executive Officer Gary Corbit attributed...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Government will engage and assist the metal fabricators to establish a company for them to benefit from the growth in the construction industry. Transport, Works, Supply and Communication Minister Yamfwa...

IN any business, either small and medium enterprises (SME) or in a large business establishment, credit sales could be a part of sales arrangement of selling goods and services to the customers to run a...

As indicated last week I will dedicate a few articles to share some lessons from the 42nd African Insurance Organization (AIO) Conference and General Assembly that  was held in the Tunisian Capital, Tunis. The first...

THE announcement that more than 15 million government’s shares in ZCCM Investment Holding (IH) were offered to National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) through the Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE) has reignited public interest. The public interest...

IN the recent past, mainly due to economic turbulences, the banking sector in Zambia has seen increased volatility in exchange rate. This is mainly on account of lower sales of foreign exchange on the market,...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – UNIVERSAL Mining and Chemical Industries Limited (UMCIL) will invest about US$250 million in the construction of an 80-kilometre railway line from Mumbwa to Kafue District in Lusaka. The railway line –...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE SNV Netherlands Development Organisation supported more than 40,000 small-scale farmers in Zambia’s agriculture sector in 2014. According to SNV annual report, the organisation provided business linkages and training to 41,659...