By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – VICE President Inonge Wina has paid tribute to late African Development Bank (AfDB) resident representative Freddie Kwesiga for championing not only Zambia’s national economic agenda but also women empowerment. Ms Wina...

By KENNEDY MUSEVENI – THE Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) has opened new offices in the provincial capitals of Southern, Eastern, Northern, Copperbelt, Muchinga and Western provinces. ZABS head of marketing and public relations Hazel...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZCF) has called for the redesigning of the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) to derive economic value for the small scale farmers. ZCF director general James Chirwa...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – COMMERCE Trade and Industry Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe has urged mining companies in the country to be transparent in their operations and engage in meaningful dialogue with the Government on issues such...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Government will continue forging partnerships with the private sector to achieve financial literacy for school going children, Education deputy Permanent Secretary Christine Mayondi has said. Ms Mayondi said inculcating financial...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE all-share index at the Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE) has maintained the previous close of 6,158.30 points as no price changes were recorded. According to a summary posted on LuSE, trading...

THE shortage of waiters at the Zamchick fast food outlet in Lusaka’s down town area is inconveniencing customers as they are made to wait for one waiter to make the rounds. Talking Shop has observed...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ZAMBIA and Saudi Arabia will soon sign a contract for the procurement of cheap petroleum products with the ultimate view of further lowering the cost of the commodities locally. Mines, Energy...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) has appealed to the Government to keep expenditure under control and within programmed levels to avoid fiscal deficits. BAZ chairperson Shankardas Gupta said it was...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Bio-fuel Association of Zambia (BAZ) is ready to engage in full-scale production of renewable energy sources once tenders are approved by the Government. Last year Government floated tenders for the...