By CHATULA KANGALIZAMBIA Sugar PLC has recorded a 15 percent increase in sugar production from 368,000 to 425,000 tonnes in the financial year ending August 30, this year.The company’s total revenue increased by 29 percent...

By JULIUS PHIRI – USAID Mission Director Peter Wiebler has commended the Zambian government for managing the economy despite the many fiscal challenges facing the country.Mr Wiebler noted that Government had not only concentrated on...

By ANDREW MULENGA – FINANCE and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane says the Treasury has been implementing strategic measures to ensure the K1 billion due in non-tax revenue is efficiently recovered.These include intensified sensitisation and...

By ANDREW MULENGA – ZAMBIA is poised to become a major food basket in the region, India’s State for External Affairs Minister, Kirti Vardhan Singh has said.Mr Singh said this was due to various strategic...

By ANDREW MULENGA – THE Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly operate and manage the Simplified Registration System (SRS) with the Ministry of Small and Medium...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Federation of Small Scale Miners Association of Zambia (FSSMAZ) says some artisanal miners have gained capacity by exhibiting in international shows to market Zambian gemstones.Federation president Joseph Mwansa said the...

By ANDREW MULENGA – THE Zambian financial sector has over the years evolved from serving a small portion of the population to reaching most of the previously underserved individuals across the country.Bank of Zambia (...

By ANDREW MULENGA – THE United Nations Food Agricultural Organisation (FAO) says there is a need to develop a trans-boundary regime between Zambia and Zimbabwe on the Zambezi River basin.This would improve fisheries and aquaculture...

By ANDREW MULENGA – ZAMBIA’S total international cumulative trade has hit K412.8 billion, an increase of 37.2 percent from last year.The figure was recorded between January and September 2024 compared to K300.7 billion in 2023.The...

By MUNAMBEZA MUWANEI – THE Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) says the country has experienced financial losses of more than K8 million from mobile money transactions.The total financial loss recorded was K8,868,876 from...