By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA in Washington, USA – THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said lower oil prices on the global market offer Zambia and other importers of the commodity an opportunity to reform their energy...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – GOVERNMENT should come up with a clear policy on crop marketing that will effectively address challenges the country has experienced in the past, the Indaba Agriculture Policy Review Institute (IAPRI) has...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE private sector fears that the reduction of mineral royalty tax to nine per cent for both open pit and underground mine will have adverse effects on the economy. According to...

By JULIUS PHIRI – EASTERN Province is this year projected to record a drop in tobacco production of more than two million kilogrammes. And independent tobacco farmers would this marketing season be allowed to sell...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE suspension of imports of edible oils may attract international trade retaliation which will affect the local industry’s performance, the Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) has warned. Recently, Government...

ZAMBIA has one of Africa’s fastest growing populations and generally population growth of any country poses many challenges, particularly those relating to health care services which are very critical to the sustenance of this growth....

TODAY’S article is a follow up to last week’s piece which looked at the rate of influx of imported vehicles into the country and the challenges associated with this trend. The article generated a degree...

THERE is need for the government to come up with a clear stance on the milling plants, which are supposed to be established in all parts of the country. Briefcase is aware that the Zambia...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – MORE than 11,000 visitors and 100 exhibitors are expected at this year’s Agritech Expo in which the hosts have invested US$500,000. This is as compared to the US$400,000 spent on the...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMBIA and some other African countries are finding it difficult to sign the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) before fully industrialising their economies. Commerce, Trade and Industry director in charge of industry...