By JOSEPH BANDA? – THE trade in illicit cigarettes last year cost Zambia about US $2.4 million and the figure is expected to increase this year, an expert from the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has...

By HELEN ZULU? – THE Government has launched the 2014 Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) in Lusaka. The 2014 GEW, which is being commemorated under the theme, “Unleashing Ideas, with the aim of promoting the culture...

By TIZA NYIMBIRI? – THE Poultry Association of Zambia (PAZ) has said chicken and other poultry products have become cheaper because of the efficiency in the value chain. PAZ national chairperson Rhodney Sisala said now...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – UNEMPLOYMENT and poverty have for a long time been issues of grave concern to past and present governments with a permanent solution not presenting itself. Youths graduating from various learning institutions...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – SWITZERLAND has continued to be the leading market for Zambia’s metal exports accounting for 44.5 per cent, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has said. Latest statistics by the CSO indicate that...

By JUDITH  NAMUTOWE – CREDIT Reference Bureau Africa -TransUnion has launched the credit risk scoring mechanism on the Zambian market following demand by credit providers. The Credit Risk Score (CRS) is aimed at giving an...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – ZAMBEEF Products will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the new United Kingdom (UK) government-funded Private Enterprise Programme – Zambia (PEP-Z) to reinforce market linkages for small-scale farmers and entrepreneurs...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) has this year registered more than 22,000 businesses across the country. The business entities were registered between January and September 2014, with 5,000 being...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – ILLOVO Sugar Group, the majority share holder in Zambia Sugar Plc plans to embark on further product diversification to get more value from sugar cane products.   The company is currently...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ZAMBIA’s annual inflation has risen by 0.2 per cent to 8.1 in November this year, compared to 7.9 per cent recorded last month. Trade surplus has slowed down to K67 million...