By JAMES KUNDA – Government has modified the approach towards establishment of industrial clusters to enhance wealth and job creation through economic diversification and industrialisation. Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Emmanuel Chenda said, Government would...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA and JAMES KUNDA – THE Banking sector’s regulatory capital base has increased by K2.60 billion accounting for 101.6 per cent as at November 31, 2013 while, four out of the 19 registered...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Livingstone Tourism Association (LTA) has urged the Government to competitively tax the tourism sector and consider removing unnecessary barriers to reduce the cost and hassle of travelling to Zambia. LTA...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – The Zambia Rice Federation has called on Government to consider providing extention services to local rice growers to boost production. Immediate past Zambia Rice Federation (ZRF) chairperson Dixon Chanda said Government...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Kwacha remained unchanged on Monday as it traded range bound against the greenback, Zanaco bank has said. The local interbank market opened with the currency trading against the United States...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI) has certified that all the maize that the country exported in 2013, was free of any Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). ZARI chief agriculture Officer Mweshi...

By JAMES KUNDA – BRITISH owned Consolidated Mining and Investments Limited (CMIL) and Jinchuan Group of China, have signed a long-term joint venture agreement to immediately revive operations at Munali nickel mine in Mazabuka which...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – TANZANIA-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has sealed a contract with the Chinese Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC), for the manufacture and supply of four new mainline locomotive engines worth US$12.45 million....

The Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) is right to call on the Government to hasten the issuance of a Statutory Instrument (SI) which will restrict importation of raw materials as well as some...

 By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA –  ZCCM-Investment Holdings market capitalisation has remained at K1.116 million as at March 31, 2013 from the previous financial year.  Group executive chairperson Willa Mung’omba said the market capitalisation as at March...