By SANDRA MWILA – OSTRACIZED former Chipolopolo captain Christopher Katongo says he is ready to play for Zambia at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals in Equatorial Guinea next month. But Katongo, who...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  – ZCCM -Investment Holding (IH) will not compensate the former owners of Collum Coal Mine and has since requested them to remove their assets from the mine site. Mines, Energy and Water...

By CHIBAMBA KAYULA  – THE Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority (TEVETA) will intensify the provision of various practical skills to encourage entrepreneurship in the country. Board Chairperson Francis Ndilila  said starting next year...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Citizen Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) has approved 366 projects in the first phase worth K10 million from 16,000 applications received this year. CEEC head of public relations and communications Glenda...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Government will review the current concept of farming blocs to determine their impact on food security and economic diversification, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Wybur Simuusa has said. Mr Simuusa said...

CHRISTMAS time is usually the best time to do shopping as a number of shops implement price markdowns and offer promotions on selected items. In Ndola, shoppers are already thronging shopping malls and chain stores...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided K33.75 million to Madison Finance Company Limited (Mfinance) for the growth of the micro and small business enterprises across the country. This is a...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Kariba Dam rehabilitation works has now pooled a total US$275 million financing from cooperating partners following yesterday’s commitment by the European Union (EU) to provide $100 million. The Kariba Dam...

By JACK MWEWA – KAMBASHI Bream Fisheries will next month harvest 10,000 of bream fish stocks from its breeding and production ponds on Chilubi Island in Northern Province. Kambashi co-director Charles Chilinda said in an...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA –   FINANCE Minister Alexander Chikwanda has said the proposed amendments to the Customs and Excise Tax Act will promote value addition and stimulate local production in the manufacturing sector. Presenting amendments...