By JUDITH  NAMUTOWE  in Chilubi Island – THE Zambia National Savings and Credit Bank (NATSAVE) has a total branch network of 33, making it one of the most represented non-bank financial institution sectors in Zambia....

By TENDAI KADYAMOTO – BARRICK Gold Corporation recorded a net loss of US$9 million in the second quarter due to a drop in gold prices with adjusted net earnings of $60 million. The company’s full-year...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Government is organising the 2015 African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) aimed at unlocking Africa’s prosperity inherent in agriculture. The event, which is scheduled to take place in Zambia between September...

By MAIMBOLWA  MULIKELELA – PENSIONS and Insurance Authority (PIA) has started working on the development of regulations on micro-insurance and health insurance. PIA registrar Martin Libinga said they would soon come up with the regulations...

By CHATULA KANGALI – CEMENT prices are expected to drop further due to huge investments currently being witnessed in the cement production industry. Commerce, Trade and Industry Permanent Secretary Siazongo  Siakalenge said pledges that had...

By CHATULA KANGALI – SAW millers are now operating at 50 per cent capacity due to the current power load-shedding which has adversely affected the timber industry. Zambia National Association of Saw Millers (ZNAS) general...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) says negotiations for the concession agreement between the Government and North-West Railway (NWR) over US$1 billion railway line will be concluded  by the end of this...

By PASSY HAACHIZO – GREEN Cycle (GC) Limited Company has called on the Forestry Department to restrict charcoal burning as a way of controlling climate change. GC Company director, Juma Nkowane said there was urgent...

By CHARITY MOONGA – IN a bid to improve fertiliser distribution, Zambian Fertiliser is setting up a new plant of US$2 million investment at the Lusaka South Multi-Facility Economic Zone (LS-MFEZ). Zambian Fertilisers senior marketing...

By HELEN ZULU – AMATHEON Agri Zambia, a German agribusiness and food firm, has invested about US$20 million in the construction of two dams for irrigation purposes in Mumbwa District. Amatheon group chief executive officer...