By HELEN ZULU – THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) will train Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) business owners and managers in business planning and marketing strategies countrywide. COMESA SME Toolkit programme...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  – THE Government has commenced the implementation of e-government which will promote the e-participation and e-consultation in policy and decision making process with its citizen. Communication, Transport, Works and Supply Deputy Minister...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – SHOPRITE Stores has to date created more than 2,000 jobs for local people in the country. The chain store will soon invest US$20 million in the construction of a shopping mall...

By HELEN ZULU
 – A US$10 million shopping mall with 26 stores, which have collectively created 500 permanent jobs, has officially opened in Lusaka. Twin Palm Shopping Mall, which has been developed by PMTP Zambia...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA
 – ISAT Africa Zambia has established the first commercial Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) hub in Lusaka, which will facilitate the transmission and receiving of data through satellite within the country. VSAT...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE
 – THE Poultry Association of Zambia (PAZ) has projected that the sector
will grow more than 80 million birds in the next few years due to the
rising demand of the day-old chicks. PAZ...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE
 – DEVELOPING countries, like Zambia, are opting for bonds because concession loans and bank financing are too small to meet huge infrastructure requirements in energy and transport sectors.
 Zambia Institute for Policy...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE
 – AT LEAST six companies have expressed interest in setting up an ethanol production plant in the country and the Government is set to open the tender process.
 Mines, Energy and Water...

By HELEN ZULU
 – A JOHANNESBURG Stock Exchange (JSE)-listed property fund plans to look
for acquisition in Zambia and five other countries in the region.
 Delta International Property Holdings limited (DLI), the first JSE-listed property fund...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA
 – THE Government will continue to improve the business environment in the mining industry to ensure that Zambia reclaim its position as the seventh largest producer of copper in the world.
 Currently,...