By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA and JUDITH NAMUTOWE – EMIRATES airlines has said the new fare deal clinched with Proflight Zambia will enable travellers from the Copperbelt to fly on the same price as offered to the...

By MUNAMBEZA MUWANEI – THE Zambia Institute of Purchasing and Supply (ZIPS) has warned of punitive measures against business houses and employers using unqualified procurement officers in their institutions. ZIPS president George Mumba said his...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  – STANDARD Chartered Bank has projected that the China-Africa trade volumes may reach US$280 billion by 2015 due to huge investment opportunities for Chinese enterprises on the African continent. In Zambia, the...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – GOVERNMENT has encouraged small-scale farmers to increase maize production during the 2014/15 farming season in an effort to stabilise mealie-meal prices. Agriculture and Livestock Minister Wylbur Simuusa said in an interview...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE  – THE Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) has urged Government to work towards resolving  inefficiencies in the fuel procurement system. EAZ president Isaac Ngoma said in Lusaka yesterday that Government should look...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA
 – ZALCO Limited,  producers of assorted cooking utensils, has commissioned the first solar battery manufacturing plant in Zambia with an investment of  US$1.5 million. The manufacturing plant, which has been set up...

By ANDREW PHIRI
 – THE Government has been urged to promote non-traditional exports
(NTEs) and move away from total dependence on copper to mitigate the
weakening of the Zambian Kwacha against the United States(US) dollar and other
major...

By HELEN ZULU- A SOUTH African firm, Clear View Security Solutions, has introduced a new product called Clear view transparent burglar bars on the Zambian market. Company marketing executive Thamae Molapo said Clear bars were...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA- ZALCO Limited, one of the largest manufacturing companies in Zambia is  to offload about 50,000 assorted brands of pots throughout Zambia every month. Head of sales and marketing William Creans said the...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA- DHL Express has observed that there are definite opportunities for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to fill gaps which are not being utilised by large global companies. Company managing director Charles Brewer...