By JAMES KUNDA? – A JOINT technical committee has been set up to clampdown on the sale?of substandard mobile phones in the country. The committee comprising the Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS), the?Zambia Information Communication...

By BRIAN HATYOKA? – THE proposed 2015 Budget is solid and inspires hope because it?has addressed most of the economic concerns for stakeholders, the?Livingstone Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said. LCCI president Miles Daka...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI? – THE Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has described the 2015 Budget?as “a business as usual budget” on its provisions for the agricultural sector. Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda allocated K1.1 billion to...

By JAMES KUNDA? – ZAMBIA’s largest foreign investor, First Quantum Minerals Limited (FQM) has said the proposed redesigned mining fiscal regime under the 2015 Budget will deter capital investment in existing and new mining projects....

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE? – THE Government’s failure to consider some submissions for the tourism sector in the 2015 Budget will stagnate the industry’s growth, Tourism Council of Zambia (TCZ) chairperson Felix Mulenga has said. Mr...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI? – ZANACO disbursed more than K70 million to small and emergent farmers under the Lima Credit Scheme during 2013/2014 farming season. And Agriculture and Livestock Minister Wylbur Simuusa has called for private sector...

By HELEN ZULU – ZAMBIA will continue to be a dumping ground for substandard finished products unless the citizens start owning the production process from extraction to actual manufacturing. The Zambia Institute of Marketing (ZIM)...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE? – THE prices of copper on the international market yesterday hovered near its four-month high, supported by a growing consensus the metal would be in a supply deficit this year. Reuters reports...

By JAMES KUNDA? – FINANCE Minister Alexander Chikwanda last Friday unveiled the K46.7 billion 2015 National Budget to Parliament with an assurance that Government was committed to uplifting the welfare of Zambians. Government has increased...

A FEW years ago, then Mines minister, Wylbur Simuusa was quoted by the local media as having said the Government wanted to increase its shareholding in mining firms up to 35 per cent. The report...