By JAMES KUNDA – GOVERNMENT intends to release part of the recently secured US$1 billion sovereign bond to Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) and Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) to improve operations and infrastructure. Transport and...
Read MoreBy MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA and JAMES KUNDA – THE Kwacha yesterday continued its downward trend against the United States dollar as financial analyst, Maambo Haamaundu urged the Government to step up its efforts in building public confidence. As...
Read MoreBy JAMES MUYANWA – THE Government collected total mineral royalty of K1.8 billion in 2013, which was 8.4 per cent lower than projected. In the year when the mines earned more than US$7 billion from...
Read MoreBy JAMES KUNDA – THE construction phase of a new lime manufacturing plant in Masaiti District is expected to be complete in the first quarter of 2015 at a cost of K250 million. The plant being constructed...
Read MoreBy JUDITH NAMUTOWE – A LUSAKA-BASED business executive has said the Government should help to build capacity for local entrepreneurs to enable them fully exploit available business opportunities. Insurance Brokers Association (IBA) representative Cosmas Kanguya...
Read MoreBy JAMES KUNDA and MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) has registered more than 7,000 businesses in the first quarter of 2014 and signed partnership agreements with 57 local authorities to...
Read MoreBy JAMES KUNDA ZAMBIA— Railways Limited (ZRL) requires US$100 million to overhaul the Mulobezi railway line and extend it to the Walvis Bay corridor in Namibia. ZRL head of Corporate Affairs, Benson Ngula said in...
Read MoreBy JAMES MUYANWA– ZAMBIA’s metal export earnings last year increased to US7 billion from $6.5 billion in 2012 translating in 8.8-per cent rise while production increased by nearly six per cent. Following a rise in...
Read MoreBy CHILA NAMAIKO- A FORMER Cabinet minister in the MMD government Siacheye Madyenkuku has said Zambia is scoring remarkable developments due to President Michael Sata’s strong passion to improve the welfare of citizens. Mr Madyenkuku,...
Read MoreBy JUDITH NAMUTOWE- A ZAMBIAN firm has introduced a solar- powered lighting system called Vivid Solar Lamp on the Zambian market which is expected to light up the countryside. The company, Sun Marvel Power Innovations,...
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