IF there is one initiative that deserves accolades as far as raising awareness among secondary school pupils is concerned, it is the inter-schools insurance debate. Therefore, I thought we should highlight it among the 2015...

FOLLOWING a slowdown during the global financial crunch, illicit outflows have been rising, inking US$1 trillion since 2011 and hitting the new highest point of US$1.1 trillion in 2013. This is according to the Global...

IN the recent past, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) was reported to have raided the offices of two major fertiliser suppliers to establish allegations of collusion in the fertiliser industry. Additionally, there have...

TODAY I focus on what I term a serious lapse in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the manner employers relate to their employees and vice versa. Last week I was called to mediate in...

THE sale of expired food like chicken in some retail shops in Lusaka has continued. During the week, Talking Shop found one big chain store selling expired frozen chicken. Talking shop got the chicken from...

IN looking at record keeping of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), today we tackle what the accountants call the main book of accounts called the cash book. One of the challenges faced by most SMEs...

IN THE recent past some sectors in the country have seen stiff competition, with most of the firms in these sectors appearing to be aggressively competing on price. There are short-term positive effects of firms...

AS WE wind down the year I thought of revisiting what transpired at the African Insurance Organisation (AIO) event earlier in the year so that players can plan for next year’s and hopefully increase the...

WHAT an eventful week the foregoing one was! YES the week ended November 27, 2015, was an action-packed one with some unprecedented development in form of the first-ever Presidential Press Conference since the Patriotic Front...

By JOSEPH SIMUMBA – SINCE 2013, the Kwacha has lost more than 40 per cent of its value on the back of falling metal prices and other factors. As it is well known, Zambia’s exports...