By JAMES KUNDA – THE Government has no immediate plans to reintroduce crop levy as there are other effective strategies being implemented for councils to generate income, Local Government and Housing Minister Emmanuel Chenda has...

TODAY we look at the importance of the small-scale farmers to the general economy of any country, including Zambia’s. Zambia has been dependent on copper as a main source of revenue, since independence and at...

THE world is experiencing a major revolution in international trade where markets no longer have boundaries. While some businesses perceive this development in the positive, it has come with its own challenges. Where some of...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – DESPITE countrywide efforts to attract and expand clientele base using innovative and attractive packages, banks in Zambia still seem to have a long way to go. In rural areas like Mporokoso...

THE word Takaful is derived from the Arabic word Kafala which means to guarantee or to help or to take care of one’s needs on the basis of brotherhood or solidarity or mutuality. Takaful Insurance...

THE transport sector, which is a prerequisite for economic growth and improved quality of life, made front page headlines in the country’s daily newspapers last week and I will look at this important subject in...

NDOLA shop corridors have now become an extension of shops as they are clogged with vendors of shoes, salaula and food stuffs. There is barely any place to step on  as all the space has...

By HELEN ZULU – GOVERNMENT has said there is an urgent need for diversification in the energy sector in order to meet the demand for power in the country and beyond. Mines, Energy and Water...

By HELEN ZULU? – PROFLIGHT Zambia has reduced air fares for young flyers, giving children even more opportunity to explore Zambia. Proflight director of Government and industry affairs Captain Philip Lemba said the airline had...

BY SYLVIA MWEETWA – ANGLICAN Diocese of Central Zambia Bishop Derrick Kamukwamba has said of the 4,000 children registered under its early child development project, only 10 have birth certificates. Bishop Kamukwamba said the church had since embarked on a  programme to sensitise families...