No doubt, excess is one thing that is least appreciated by many people. When one hears the word excess, usually what comes to mind is having more than enough or abundance but in Insurance this...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE promotion of a dynamic operating environment for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) is increasingly seen as a priority in Zambia’s economic development agenda. SMEs are a primary driver for...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has challenged Government to come up with a deliberate policy to encourage Zambian entrepreneurs to go into large-scale mining. EITI Council member Sixtus Mulenga said...

The call by Zambia Consumer Association (ZACA) for Government to set up milling plants through the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is worth taking into account. Prices of mealie meal which is Zambia’s staple food, are...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – Zambian owned Roland Imperial Tobacco Company Limited has invested US$8 million in setting up a cigarette manufacturing plant in Lusaka’s Makeni area. General manager-trading division Pingilani Mwenda said the factory will...

By JAMES KUNDA – ZAMBEZI Portland Cement (ZPC) posted an increase of more than 22,000 tonnes in annual production at the end of 2013, depicting a growth rate of 5 per cent when compared to...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Kwacha on Friday showed some bullishness against the US dollar as it extended gains versus the foreign currency in volatile trading. The local currency was boosted by Central Bank dollar...

By JAMES KUNDA – ZAMBIA has received offers to invest in five Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, which have opened their economies to Foreign Direct...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – GOVERNMENT has urged oil marketing companies to suspend the distribution of fuel at their strategic storage facilities on Mungwi Road because the depots are meant for contingency purposes only. Government has...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Zambia Institute of Banking and Financial services (ZIBFS) has called for skills development and customer delivery to enhance the country’s economic development. ZIBFS president Mukwandi Chibesakunda said at the weekend...