AS the debate heightens on the 2015 National Budget, Government’s intention to embark on the establishment of industrial clusters in each district, is a key component worth looking at and the effects to be derived...

By JAMES KUNDA – ZAMBIAN Breweries (ZB) has recorded a 16 per cent drop in lager volumes impacted by excise-related price increases effected at the beginning of this year. ZB owner, SABMiller plc says the...

ZAMBIA will this Friday commemorate its 50th anniversary following the emancipation from the hands of the colonial masters. Truly, Zambians are politically free but Briefcase feels the economic liberty is yet to be attained hence...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) has opened new offices in the provincial capitals of Southern, Eastern and Northern Provinces. The move is aimed at enhancing and localising market surveillances, routine...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – PICK n Pay Zambia’s total investment is expected to reach more than U$50 million and create a total of 2,000 jobs by the end of 2015. Pick n Pay general manager...

By HELEN ZULU – THE National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) has introduced Pension Life Certificates which will see all those on the current NAPSA Pension Payroll being required to submit annually to NAPSA. This was...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Zambia Consumer Association (ZACA) has said the K600 million allocated to Zesco for power generation programmes will further stimulate economic growth in the country. ZACA executive secretary Samuel Simutunda was...

By HELEN ZULU – GOVERNMENT has committed about US$11.5 million to the management of community owned wildlife resource project in Bangweulu in Luapula Province. Tourism and Arts minister Jean Kapata said government with the assistance...

By HELEN ZULU – HARVESTPLUS is targeting to provide orange maize for 100,000 farmers in the country by 2015. HarvestPlus country manager for Zambia Eliab Simpungwe said the company had so far provided orange maize...

TALKING Shop commends Lynx Zambia Limited in Ndola for the ?innovative strategies it is applying in widening its footprint in the ?local beverage industry. Apart from offering a variety of purified fruit juices, Lynx has...