Local governments, municipal and city councils in Zambia, have this year increasingly taken a key role to play in implementation of Zambia’s national economic development policies.Thanks to whooping increase in the New Dawn Government’s Constituency...

THIS past weekend, Zambia held the 94th Agriculture and Commercial Show under the theme “Innovation through Technology – Technology Transforms Businesses”. It was the first time in two years that the event was being held...

On June 22, we featured an article on the roadmap for Zambia’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout application and focused on some of the ‘bridges’ which were yet to be crossed.This article, therefore, focuses on...

By Maimbolwa Mulikelela – THE 94th edition of Zambia’s Agricultural and Commercial Show held in Lusaka for six days returned with a bang and once more raised the country’s profile at the backdrop of economic...

IN less-developed countries, like Zambia, Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) plays a critical role in drastically reducing the existing high levels of poverty, building and strengthening productive capacity, fostering export growth, and creating the much needed...

THERE are abundant benefits most of us can get from utilizing what we have when we want to gain revenue in business.Leveraging helps you unlock new opportunities by learning to rely on the resources that...

EVIDENTLY, the Ministry of Finance has, particularly under current minister, Situmbeko Musokotwane, been resisting addressing any issue with a political tone, and rightly so.Even under heavy political provocation from, for instance, some Members of Parliament...

By Kennedy Mupeseni – COOPERATIVES play a fundamental role in job creation, economic transformation and sustained livelihoods if well nurtured.Data from the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) suggests that cooperatives provide jobs or work opportunities for...

THE issue of searching, finding, and selecting suitable and credible investors, to invest in various sectors of Zambia’s economy, particularly, the mining sector including Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has increasingly been topical in the recent...

SOMEWHERE in May 2014, I stated that in an economy where market forces are sensitive and swiftly responsive to any major economic statement and positive occurrence, the prices of mealie-meal could have that week started...