By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Kwacha on Friday showed some bullishness against the US dollar as it extended gains versus the foreign currency in volatile trading. The local currency was boosted by Central Bank dollar...

By JAMES KUNDA – ZAMBIA has received offers to invest in five Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, which have opened their economies to Foreign Direct...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – GOVERNMENT has urged oil marketing companies to suspend the distribution of fuel at their strategic storage facilities on Mungwi Road because the depots are meant for contingency purposes only. Government has...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Zambia Institute of Banking and Financial services (ZIBFS) has called for skills development and customer delivery to enhance the country’s economic development. ZIBFS president Mukwandi Chibesakunda said at the weekend...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – GOVERNMENT has no intentions  to increase prices of fuel despite rapid depreciation of the Kwacha against other covertible foreign currencies such as the United States Dollar. Mines, Energy and Water Development...

Z-MART mall in Ndola is becoming an attraction for mostly multinational chain stores as evidenced by the coming in of Jet stores which opened its doors at the facility early this week. The store located...

By JAMES KUNDA – PLANS are underway to extend the Tanzania Zambia Railway (TAZARA) to Burundi through the port of Mpulungu to enhance trade between the two countries, Foreign Affairs Minister Wylbur Simuusa has said....

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – A FINANCIAL Analyst Maambo Haamaundu has suggested that Government should revoke the Statutory Instrument (SI) Number 55 because it has failed to achieve its objective. The move to introduce the SI...

By MOFFAT CHAZINGWA – OPERATIONS at  Konkola Deep Mining Project (KDMP) in Chililabombwe have resumed after Government lifted the two-week suspension. Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) public relations and communications manager Shapi Shachinda announced the resumption...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – CATTLE population in the country is expected to hit the five million mark by 2015, due to various measures to be taken by the Government. Measures include the eradication of cattle...