IT is pleasing to hear reports that the Government will soon launch the 2014/2015 Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) distribution exercise. This is as it should be to end the perennial late delivery of fertiliser...

GAME Stores has slashed prices for various products in a promotion to commemorate its 15th anniversary in Zambia. The prices for household, electronic, groceries and other goods have been reduced by varying percentages as a...

THE ongoing works on the Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) network is a step in the right direction which should be encouraged. Briefcase feels that the earnest revival of the railway sector in the country is...

AIR travel is rapidly becoming very popular in Zambia. This can be seen from increased flights to various routes by Proflight Zambia let alone the coming of yet another local player, Mahogany Airline Zambia. Many...

AS ANTICIPATED, the effects of the fall in the value of the Kwacha against major convertible currencies have started taking their toll on the local economy. The increase in pump prices for petroleum products effected...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE- THE Zambian Cotton Sub sector has been known to play an important role to the country’s economic development. It is important in that it empowers the rural population through the creation of...

Giving back to the communities from where organisations operate may be viewed as merely good business ethics by many people. However, paying back to society is more than just good ethical behavior, it is key...

Today, I look back at one of the vexing problems that most often has affected the business management in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and sometimes has led to some businesses to go under....

It is now over a month since the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. The plane was on a scheduled international passenger flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing that lost contact with air traffic...

LAST week, I looked at the extent of Zambia’s debt stock and the justification for further debt contraction. As I promised, today we focus on the case against borrowing and some of the policy recommendations...