By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – SCIROCCO Enterprises Limited, trading as Oriental Quarries has?invested around US$5 million in the setting up of a Poly Vinyl?Chloride (PVC) factory in Zambia. PVC is a hard plastic used to make...

THE waiving of visa and visa fees by the Government for Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) nationals on official business in Zambia is a welcome development that will boost the economy. Sectors...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Economic Association of Zambia (EAZ) has advised that the country should revert to profit mining tax to prevent any pullouts by mining companies. The new tax system has seen mineral...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABs) has urged women to be quality conscious when procuring various products and ensure that they meet the required Zambian standards. ZABs head of marketing and...

By JUDTH NAMUTOWE AGRICULTURE and Livestock Minister Given Lubinda has prioritised the review of the agriculture sector to make it more viable and earn foreign exchange. Mr Lubinda said there were a number of policies...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE upgrading of  15 Megawatts Lunzua power station by Zesco at the cost of K52 million and the construction of the Kasama electricity substation will boost industrial activity in Northern Province,...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Government is already subsidising the prices of maize occasionally offloaded by the Food Reserve agency (FRA) and has no immediate plans to further subsidise the staple food prices. Agriculture and...

By KENNEDY  MUPESENI – THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$3 million line of credit (LoC) facility for Madison Finance (Mfinance) Company Limited through its private sector window. Mfinance is a local financial...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMBIA’s tourism sector will become competitive following the removal of the visa requirements for all Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) nationals entering the country for official business. The...

By HELEN ZULU –   THE Zambia National Building Society (ZNBS) says it is committed to sustaining industrial harmony to guarantee the country’s economic development.   ZNBS Board chairperson Goodwell Kapema said industrial harmony was...