By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – OUTGOING Chairperson for Common Markert for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Bureau of the Council of Ministers, Amelia Kyambadde has said inadequate infrastructure in transport and energy remains the major hindrance...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – ZAMBEZI Information Technologies (ZIT) has called for building of local capacity in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the country. ZIT proprietor Jacob Sikazwe said building capacity in the youth would...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – Government and the United States(US) based Millenuin Challenge Corporation have has launched an innovation grant programme worth US$10 million aimed at improving water and sanitation systems in Lusaka. The project will...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – Munali Nickel Mine which has been dormant since 2011, will start operations in June this year following  commecement of  a replanning programme by new investors. Company Mining and Investments Limited (CMIL)...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZCF) Limited and Toyo Agro and Motorcycle Limited yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at supporting the farming community across the country. The MoU entails...

By JAMES KUNDA – MORE  than 6,000 small-holder dairy farmers are expected to benefit from the US$2.5 million released by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to the Dairy Association of Zambia (DAZ). The funds will...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – The Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has signed a bilateral agreement with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) worth K38 million to support innovations and technologies in the agriculture sector....

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Government has attributed the poor  flow of  investments in rural areas to inadequate electricity infrastructure needed to support energy intensive industries. Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Emmanuel Chenda said most...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – Government has prodded the private sector to take advantage of infrastructure development currently going on in the aviation industry and establish a local airline. The Government said there was need for...

By JAMES KUNDA – The Chamber of Mines of Zambia (CMZ) has pledged to work closely with Government to enhance value addition and promote local entrepreneurship in the mining industry. Chief executive officer Maureen Dlamini...