THE subject of home insurance cannot be complete without discussing the cover applicable to house contents. Having established in our previous articles of the affordability of house owners insurance the paradigm now shifts to insurance...

MAIZE, like wheat, can become a big foreign exchange spinner for Zambia if its productivity is enhanced in the country. Given the rising demand for the grain by some countries in the region and beyond,...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – UNITED Kingdom-based Consolidated Nickel Mines (CNM) plans to raise US$40 million on the Toronto Stock Exchange to resume operations at Munali Nickel Mine project in Southern Province. The mine has been...

By HELEN ZULU – SHOPRITE Holdings Group is set to create more than 1,000 jobs across the country in its expansion programme. The group is expected to create more than 1, 000 direct jobs and...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Government and the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Monday signed a US$14.23 million loan and $0.87 million grant agreement to finance the livestock sector in Zambia....

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – IMPERIAL Southern Cross Motors, trading as Nissan Zambia, has invested more than US$34 million in the last 10 months it has been operating in the country. The company has called for...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – AIRTEL Networks Zambia Plc has scooped four awards at the just held PMR Africa Awards. Airtel managing director Peter Correia said he was proud of what the staff of Airtel had done...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – PORTUGAL has said it plans to import grain from Zambia to meet the growing demand for grain production in that country. Portugal honorary consul to Zambia, Eric Marques said Zambia was...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE prices of oil rose towards US$66 a barrel yesterday after China moved to bolster its flagging economy, raising hopes that the world’s top energy consumer would help absorb a global...

IN THE last few weeks the country has witnessed a number of ministers and other government officials who are traversing the countryside to check on the ongoing development projects. This is as it should be!...