By HELEN ZULU – THE Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) is seeking land for construction of 10 industrial yards in the country. CEEC head of communication and public relations Glenda Masebe said the industrial yards...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – Government should manage the regional trade agreements under the Southern African Development Community and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa without disadvantaging the local industries. AFIL Engineering Limited says this...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL approach is the suitable way of checking poverty levels in the country, National Development Planning Permanent Secretary Auxilia Ponga has said. Dr Ponga said multi-dimensional measures of poverty allowed...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Zambia National Building Society (ZNBS) central arcades re-development project is almost complete and shops have been handed over to tenants to fix the fittings. National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) acting...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Zambia Honey Council (ZHC) has trained 2,240 beekeepers in various honey production and harvesting techniques. The training aims at improving the quality of honey products and boosting the performance of...

LAST week I wrote about the planned merger between the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia (FFTUZ) and what this means to the workers. In this week’s...

GREEK philosopher Aristotle once said that ‘Laughter is a bodily exercise precious to health’ and Brian Adams advises that ‘Be happy or joyful and you will be healthy. Laughter is the world’s greatest medicine’. The...

By HELEN ZULU – FARMERS in the country contributed US$645 million in foreign exchange earnings through the export of various agricultural products in 2015, Government has said. Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda said this showed that...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE K60 million Protea Hotel in Ndola, with a capacity to accommodate more than 100 people, has opened to the public. The hotel, the second largest in the city, opened last...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE National Pensions Authority Scheme (NAPSA)’s portfolio has grown to over K13 billion as at December, 2015. NAPSA acting director – investment, Dorothy Soko said NAPSA’s portfolio grew to K13.5 billion...