IT is pleasing to hear reports that the Government will soon launch the 2014/2015 Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) distribution exercise. This is as it should be to end the perennial late delivery of fertiliser...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE- THE Africa Development Bank (AfDB) is undertaking a feasibility study on the expansion of port facilities at Mpulungu Harbour in Zambia and Bujumbura in Burundi. And AfDB will finance the linking of...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Kwacha was under pressure most of last week trading on the back foot against the dollar, weighed down by strong interbank and corporate demand to see it touch an intraday...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – FIRST Quantum Minerals (FQM), the owner of Kansanshi copper mine in Solwezi, recorded a 43 per cent rise in copper production during the first quarter ended March 31 2014. The increase...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Burundi to facilitate funding for the rehabilitation of the Mpulungu Harbour. Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Minister Yamfwa Mukanga said the...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Zambian Tourism Board (ZTB) has projected to increase the international tourist arrivals by about 20 per cent from 914,576 to 1.2 million this year. ZTB managing director Felix Chaila said...

By JAMES MUYANWA – MTN African has reportedly sold all of its 1,269 mobile network towers in Rwanda and Zambia to independent mobile infrastructure provider IHS Holding for an undisclosed amount. According to international media...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMBIA is a safe destination for European investors and growth trends will continue to gather pace, the European Times has said. European Times project manager Maarten Pennings said Zambia was a...

GAME Stores has slashed prices for various products in a promotion to commemorate its 15th anniversary in Zambia. The prices for household, electronic, groceries and other goods have been reduced by varying percentages as a...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has introduced a domain name system security extensions to secure internet infrastructure. ZICTA managing director Margaret Mudenda said the authority had introduced a...