By SNIKE MZULAH – THE Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has approved 17 loan applications amounting to more than K3 million for small scale businesses in Gwembe District under the 2024 Constituency Development...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Government has said the US$270-million World Bank grant for the improvement of transport and trade connectivity between Zambia and Tanzania will turn Zambia into a transport and logistics hub.Transport and...

By KETRA KALUNGA – THE 2022 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) financial survey report has revealed that the start-up capital for businesses in the country mainly come from personal funds, family and friends.According to...

By CHATULA KANGALI – ZCCM-Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) shareholders have approved a US$1.1 billion capital investment by International Resources Holding RSC Ltd, for the 51-per cent interest in Mopani Copper Mines (MCM).The capital investment is through...

By JAMES KUNDA – ZANACO Bank has launched a campaign to mark 55 years of existence with Chief Executive Officer Mukwandi Chibesakunda pledging to give back to clients and the public.Launching the occasion in Lusaka...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Kawambwa Tea Outgrower Association is seeking long-term financing for the expansion of tea production in Kawambwa.Association president Wiza Sindazi says tea is an expensive venture and that farmers need long-term...

By CHATULA KANGALIMILLERS have been granted a permit to import wheat and are asking for 200,000 tonnes of the commodity to be brought in to help offset the commodity’s 100,000-tonne deficit and stabilise prices for...

THREE weeks ago, this platform looked at the impasse between traders at Kitwe’s Chisokone Market and the local authority.It observed the need to engage in dialogue for a win-win situation.Traders at one of the biggest...

BARELY a fortnight ago, when the value of the Kwacha seemed to have been heading to breach the psychological barrier of K30 per dollar, everyone, especially the highly partisan social media politicians, was talking foreign...

DEFINED by experts as the breeding, raising, and harvesting of fish, shellfish and aquatic plants or simply farming in water, the aquaculture industry is crucial in creating a self-sustaining economy.The ‘song’ about Zambia having the...