By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda has challenged the business community to take advantage of  support services from  Commercial banks to increase their participation in the country’s economic development. He said the business...

CREAMBELL Farm fresh dairy products is a newly opened outlet on Vitanda street in Ndola which offers dairy products such as fresh milk, Yoghurt and Maheu in different packs at affordable prices. The outlet which...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  – CHINESE direct investments into Zambia have increased to US$130 million due to existing  strong trade relations between the two countries. This has been complimented by  an increase in  trade volumes which...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  – SUPERIOR Milling Company has invested a total of K12 million in the expansion of its plant in Lusaka’s Chanika area to double milling capacity to 15 tonnes per hour. The new...

By MAIMBLWA MULIKELELA – THE Government has released about US$25 million as advance payment towards the reconstruction and expansion of the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka. Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Minister Yamfwa Mukanga...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE use of biofuels as a supplementary source of fuel in Zambia will reduce the country’s dependence on imported crude oil by at least an average 10 per cent. This is...

By KENNEDY  MUPESENI – ZAMBIA and other African countries have failed to fulfill their commitments under the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Compact to record budgetary allocation of at least 10 per cent towards...

By JAMES  MUYANWA – COPPERBELT Energy Corporation (CEC) has reportedly reached a deal with Namibian power utility NamPower for the development of a protracted US$1.2 billion gas-to-power plant in Namibia. According to Reuters NamPower recently...

By JUDITH  NAMUTOWE  – THE Government should continue putting in place predictable policies to create an economic platform for job creation and wealth creation in the country, a leading business executive has said. MarK O’Donnell...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Zambia-China trade volumes increased to US$3.8 billion in 2013 from the $3.4 billion recorded the previous year, Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Zhou Yuxiao has said. Mr Zhou said Chinese investment...