By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Jesuit Canter for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has appealed to the Government to set up a clear budget line and allocate at least 10 per cent to support the Sustainable Agricultural...

By BUSINESS REPORTERS – London copper edged lower on Tuesday, falling for a fifth consecutive session to trade around its lowest in four and a half years on worries about slowing demand in top consumer...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – TRADE experts have called for the formalisation of the Zambia-Malawi-Mozambique Growth Triangle (ZMM-GT) by member countries to expand trade activity between economies. The Center for Trade Policy Development (CTPD) said in...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Zambia National Building Society (ZNBS) projects to raise K150 million from investments in the capital market in 2015 meant to increase its housing fund portfolio. This will enable the institution...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZCCM Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) has recorded a turnover of K188.6 million for the six month period ending September 2014 which is seven per cent below K203.7 million achieved during the same...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – FINANCE Minister Alexander Chikwanda has pledged to restrict the country’s fiscal deficit to around three per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2015 in line with the policy of...

TALKING Shop is delighted that shop owners in most parts of Zambia decided to extend working hours to accommodate more shoppers during this festive period.   It is also gratifying to note that a number...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Government has started implementing the US$115 million World Bank funded Irrigation Development and Support Project (IDSP) which will benefit 1,300 small-holders farmers. The Government through the World Bank group would...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – LOCAL manufacturers should put more attention to packaging and branding to attract market for their products, Sylva Foods Limited managing director Sylvia Banda has said. Ms Banda said local products had...

  By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMBIA has posted an increase in Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) from K1,298.1million in October this year to K1,628.4 million recorded last month, representing a growth of 25.4 per cent.   The...