THE waiving of visa and visa fees by the Government for Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) nationals on official business in Zambia is a welcome development that will boost the economy. Sectors...

QUEUES and disorder have characterised Shoprite’s promotion on Just juice in which the price has been reduced by more than 50 per cent.?A bottle of two-litre Just juice which normally fetches at about K15 is...

THE situation in the mining sector, which has been caused by the new tax regime, needs quick but sober response to ensure a win-win situation. The mining houses need to continue to viably operate while...

THE shortage of waiters at the Zamchick fast food outlet in Lusaka’s down town area is inconveniencing customers as they are made to wait for one waiter to make the rounds. Talking Shop has observed...

FASHION World Shop on Cairo Road in Lusaka is selling a variety of clothes which is attracting a lot of customers. This is also due to good customer services that members of staff have continued...

By HELEN ZULU – ZAMBEEF Products has agreed to sale its wholly owned subsidiary Zamanita Limited to Cargill Holdings at a cost of US$25.7 million. Zamanita is one of the largest edible oil and soya-bean...

IN the course of lastweek, I took a trip to attend to a family matter. On my way back to Lusaka, the bus I boarded developed a mechanical fault, this delayed my arrival to around...

THE rule on the road is that whoever causes an accident is liable for all resultant damages or injuries and is usually charged for either the offense of causing an accident by careless or dangerous...

HAVING entered the second month of this new-year, I would like to revisit the 2015 National Budget which took effect some 35 days ago. To effectively do that, I will focus on the treasury brief...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – OVER the last decade, Zambia has enjoyed substantial economic growth but much of this growth has not benefited the rural poor, especially smallholder farmers who are mostly women and depend on...