By JAMES KUNDA- VOLATILITY in the exchange rate has impeded plans by the private sector to mobilise funds for the establishment of bio-fuel processing facilities in Zambia. Biofuels Association of Zambia chairperson Thomson Sinkala said...

By JAMES KUNDA- Government will this month launch delivery of the 2014-2015 Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) to help minimise challlenges experienced in last year’s farming season. Agriculture and Livestock Minister Wylbur Simuusa said in...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA- THE Zambia Freight Forwarders Association (ZAFFA) has urged Government to develop a policy that will compel importers and exporters to use rail transport for heavy cargo to ease intense pressure on the...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA- THURAYA Telecommunications, a leading Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) operator has entered into an agreement with Bharti Airtel International to provide its customers with mobile satellite products and services across 17 countries in...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA- STANBIC Bank Zambia has so far disbursed more than K500 million to the country’s agricultural sector, becoming one of the leading financial institutions in market share and size of the lending portfolio....

AS the world becomes highly industrialised so have issues to do with environmental degradation become a worldwide problem. From industrial activities such as processing, production and manufacturing, our communities and environments continue to be exposed...

TODAY, I want to agree with sentiments of economist Chibamba Kanyama, who is also the current director general of Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC), who alluded to the fact that the culture of paying taxes...

GIVEN the stiff rivalry prevailing in our market, getting new business is such an exciting experience to insurers. A lot of work is required as competitors will not easily give up on a business opportunity....

THE revocation of two Statutory Instruments (SIs) by Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda has once more stirred up the question of whether some investors could be engaged in sabotaging economies in host African countries, including Zambia....

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE- THE Tourism sector which includes arts and culture is one of the priority growth sectors of the country’s economy. This is because the sector has potential to contribute significantly to socio-economic development...