By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – GEMFIELDS PLC, the owners of Kagem Mine raised US$36.5 million from last week’s auctions of higher quality emeralds in Lusaka. A total of 34 companies attended and bid in the third...

By JAMES KUNDA – MOPANI Copper Mines (MCM) increased its annual copper production by 12,000 tonnes at the end of 2013. This highlights a growth rate of 13 per cent from the previous year, a...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Zambia booth at the just-ended 10th annual Travel and Adventure Show held at the Washington Convention Centre in Washington DC has recorded an estimated 800 visitors. First Secretary for Tourism...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – OUTGOING Chairperson for Common Markert for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Bureau of the Council of Ministers, Amelia Kyambadde has said inadequate infrastructure in transport and energy remains the major hindrance...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – ZAMBEZI Information Technologies (ZIT) has called for building of local capacity in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the country. ZIT proprietor Jacob Sikazwe said building capacity in the youth would...

IN this week’s column I have decided to look at a business risk from a layman point of view. A friend of mine asked me if I could partner with him in a business deal...

SEEING is believing so the saying goes. People are easily convinced with things which are visible, things they can touch and feel. Experiencing something however, has long lasting impressions on most of us. In marketing...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – Government and the United States(US) based Millenuin Challenge Corporation have has launched an innovation grant programme worth US$10 million aimed at improving water and sanitation systems in Lusaka. The project will...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – Munali Nickel Mine which has been dormant since 2011, will start operations in June this year following  commecement of  a replanning programme by new investors. Company Mining and Investments Limited (CMIL)...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZCF) Limited and Toyo Agro and Motorcycle Limited yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at supporting the farming community across the country. The MoU entails...