By JUDITH NAMUTOWE- SWEDISH company Eltel Networks has won a bid to construct the 840-kilometre hydro power line in Northern-western Province at a total cost of US$163 million. Both Swedish Ambassador to Zambia Lena Nordstrom...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE- ACCOUNTANTS should always uphold integrity and avoid compromising ethical standards for the country to post meaningful national development, former Commerce, Trade and Industry minister Felix Mutati has said. Speaking as an accountancy...

By JAMES KUNDA- BRITISH owned conglomerate, Consolidated Nickel Mining and Investments Limited is next month expected to start operations at the defunct Munali Nickel Mine in Mazabuka as the major shareholder. Mines, Energy and Water...

By JAMES KUNDA – GOVERNMENT is still in the process of consulting over a fixed floor price of maize ahead of the 2014/2015 crop marketing season. Agriculture and Livestock Deputy Minister Greyford Monde said in...

By JAMES KUNDA
 – ZAMBIA has opened talks with Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE),
over prospects of the two Asian countries supplying fuel to Zambia on
government-to-government agreements.

 Mines, Energy and Water Development Minister Christopher...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA
 – ZAMBIA will take full advantage of the Africa Freedom Day to market
itself as the preferred tourist destination at the Seychelles Fete
Afrique through joint promotion tourism packages.
 The Fete Afrique is an...

By JULIUS PHIRI – THE deposit base for Finance Bank Zambia (FBZ) has grown from K 1.009 billion in October 2011 to K2.048 billion by March 31 2014. FBZ chief executive officer Barkat Ali said...

  By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA
- THE Government has said  tourism development and promotion should
be included in strategic plans if they are to make a  meaningful
contribution to the industry. Tourism and Arts Permanent Secretary Stephen Mwansa recommended...

By JAMES KUNDA- BRITISH owned mining conglomerate Gemfields Plc, has secured a US$15 million working capital facility from global partners to improve production capacity and strengthen the company’s cash flow. Gemfields chief executive officer Ian...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE- WORKS on the US$450 million Dangote Cement plant in Masaiti District on the Copperbelt are almost complete to pave way for commencement of production by August this year. Company chief general manager...