By ANDREW MULENGA – THE Government has launched the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan for the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development to stimulate economic growth and development.Mines and Mineral Development Minister Paul Kabuswe said the five-year...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) and Climate Fund Managers have launched a new $1.3 billion fund to build high-voltage transmission lines linking member countries.The Regional Transmission Infrastructure Financing Facility (RTIFF)...

By CHATULA KANGALI – AIRTEL Networks Zambia Plc has confirmed Hussam Baday as its new managing director.Mr Baday, was appointed interim managing director and before that he served as the company’s chief commercial officer since...

By KETRA KALUNGA – THE monetary intervention measures by the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) are bearing fruit, economic stakeholders have said.They say that they expect this to lead to a reduction in prices of essential...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE government says the feasibility study for the establishment of an electric battery manufacturing plant in Ndola has shown some positive results.Commerce Trade and Industry minister Chipoka Mulenga says the feasibility...

By ANDREW MULENGA – ZAMBIA recorded a 3.1 per cent increase in the value of exports of mainly domestically-produced goods for January this year while the value of imports went down by 2.9 per cent,...

By KETRA KALUNGA – PROFLIGHT Zambia says it will continue supporting government’s move to revive and set up provincial airports by opening flight routes to all such centres and other local landing fields.The local airline...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Copperbelt Open Truckers Association has commended the government on its pronouncement to fully implement Statutory Instrument (SI) number 35 of 2021 on bulk transportation of commodities by road by local...

By ANDREW MULENGA – STANDARD Chartered Bank Zambia last year posted $1.5 billion in income representing a 27-per cent growth increase in year on year with a profit before tax of $918 million or 145...

THE current devastating drought has put crop production in the southern half of Zambia in limbo which calls for radical policy measures to increase irrigation activities in the country.This is a time to implement the...