By KENNEDY MUPESENI – MARKET capitalisation in the last quarter ended December 31, 2013 went up by 17 per cent at more than K58 billion. The Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE) All Share Index (LASI) closed...

By JAMES KUNDA JAPAN has set aside US$2 billion for loans to the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa (EPSA) over the next five years, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said. Mr Abe said...

 By JAMES KUNDA –  NIGERIAN High Commissioner to Zambia Sifawu Momoh has said the Dangote Group’s establishment of the cement factory in Zambia will strengthen economic ties between the two countries.  Dangote Group, one of...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – TRANSPORT, Works, Supply and Communications Minister Yamfwa Mukanga has urged mobile service providers in the country to be more customer-focused by making sure that customer needs are satisfied. And Zambia Telecommunications...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) has said millers across the country have reduced the prices of breakfast mealie meal by about K10 but the situation on the ground yesterday still...

By NAKUBIANA SHABONGO GOVERNMENT’S effort to take electricity to the rural areas has benefited citizens especially those engaged in small-scale businesses, Vesto Simfukwe, a tailor has said. Mr Simfukwe of Shimukuni in Chibombo District said...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMBIAN Breweries PLC will commence the construction of a US$32.6 million malting plant in the Lusaka South Multi-Facility Economic Zone (MFEZ) in the second half of 2014. The construction of the...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – MULTI-FACILITY Economic Zones (MFEZ), Industrial Parks and as well as industrial clusters are poised to ease the challenge of unemployment the country has been facing in the last 20 years. Through...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – COPPERBELT Energy Corporation Plc (CEC) revenue has swelled to K1,353 million for the period up to March 31, 2013 from K1,172 million the previous financial year. The company in 2013 also...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – EMIRATES has launched a special fare promotion from Lusaka to Dubai starting at K3,968 in Economy and K10,788 in Business class, effective from January 7 to 17, 2014 in readiness for...