By KENNEDY MUPESENI in Chambishi – CHINESE manufacturing giant, Naipu Machinery Zambia Company Limited has established a US$34 million mining machinery manufacturing plant in Chambishi which is expected to create over 150 direct jobs.This is...

By KETRA KALUNGA – THE African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a cumulative net value of $2.7 billion for interventions across various sectors of the economy in Zambia.This has a direct impact on millions...

By DIVYA RAJAGOPAL, CLARA DENINA and FELIX NJINI – SAUDI Arabia’s Manara Minerals is closing in on a deal to buy a minority stake in Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals’ (FQM) Zambian copper and nickel...

By SNIKE MZULAH – WATER levels at Lake Kariba in Siavonga have fallen steadily as Southern Africa has endured a long-term drought.Straddling the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, the man-made lake has a surface area...

By CHATULA KANGALI – TAZAMA Pipeline Limited has in the month of September pumped 85 million litres of fuel making it the highest volume since its conversion.Managing Director Davison Thawethe says the pipeline is working...

By KETRA KALUNGA – FINANCE and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has reiterated the importance of Zambia restructuring its external debt to ensure economic recovery.Dr Musokotwane said debt restructuring was significant because without it, the...

By ANDREW MULENGA – THE Government is eager to collaborate with international investors as well as stakeholders to harness the country’s vast arable land and water resources in enhancing agricultural productivity through innovation.Zambian ambassador to...

By KETRA KALUNGA – THE banking sector has in the first half of 2024 reported a profit after tax of K4 billion compared to K3.9 billion in the same period in 2023, a Banking Industry...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Information and Communication Technology Association of Zambia (ICTAZ) has said the mining industry should leverage on technology to attain the three million tonnes of copper target.ICTAZ president Clement Sinyangwe said...

By SNIKE MZULAH – THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) is considering a feasibility of abstracting water from the Congo River into Zambezi River in an effort to increase water levels at the Kariba Dam for...