By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Citizen Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) has extended the period for submission of application forms for the 2014 empowerment loans from February 28 to March 14, 2014. This will allow those...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Zambia National Building Society (ZNBS) has mobilised more than K7 million deposits through the ‘Save and Win’ promotion which was launched in November last year. And the Bank of Zambia...

THE Ndola Squash Club has opened a daily lunch-hour buffet between 12:00 and 14:00 hours for only K25 per plate. A full menu is always available and customers can choose any type of food including...

By SYLVIA MWEETWA – THE  Bank  of  Zambia  (BoZ)  will introduce a national  switch which  will standardise Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) to allow account holders withdraw  cash  from any machine regardless of the bank and...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) in partnership with the Frankfurt-Rhein-Main Chamber is today expected to open a new Business Information Centre at the Show Grounds in Lusaka. The...

  By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Kwacha halted its slide against the dollar on Wednesday gaining briefly in volatile trade that characterised the currency markets on the day. According to Zanaco Daily Newsletter the Interbank...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – GEMFIELDS PLC, the owners of Kagem Mine raised US$36.5 million from last week’s auctions of higher quality emeralds in Lusaka. A total of 34 companies attended and bid in the third...

By JAMES KUNDA – MOPANI Copper Mines (MCM) increased its annual copper production by 12,000 tonnes at the end of 2013. This highlights a growth rate of 13 per cent from the previous year, a...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Zambia booth at the just-ended 10th annual Travel and Adventure Show held at the Washington Convention Centre in Washington DC has recorded an estimated 800 visitors. First Secretary for Tourism...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – OUTGOING Chairperson for Common Markert for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Bureau of the Council of Ministers, Amelia Kyambadde has said inadequate infrastructure in transport and energy remains the major hindrance...