By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) will issue new shares to raise up to K387, 500,000 by way of a renounceable rights offer. According to a statement issued by Stockbrokers Zambia, the...

By JAMES KUNDA – The Government will soon source K15 million to set up refineries for blending ethanol and petrol to address the high fuel prices in the country. Mines, Energy and Water Development Permanent...

I have said it before that uncontrolled debt seems to be the national sport of Zambia. I am constantly coming across entreprenuers and individuals that seem to think that the only solution is to borrow...

This week I revert to my education procedures and this time I sensitise the entrepreneurs on the aspect of the importance of financial source documents. Financial records in a business set up are very important...

ABOUT two years ago, I worked for a small upcoming business communications company based in Lusaka. It had posed a challenge for me to head its marketing team as marketing manager. The first observation I...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMBIA’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) hit slightly below US$2 billion in 2013, up from the US$1.6 billion recorded the previous year, Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda has said. This is premised on...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Kitwe District Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KDCCI) has called for an immediate ban on imported textile raw materials to help revive the local industry. Continued imports of raw materials...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – The Government will finance the procurement of grading equipment for the Zambia National Service (ZNS) to facilitate the grading of roads in the rural areas aimed at improving access to markets....

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – ZAMBIA and Africa in general should develop the fish industry to reduce dependence on copper and other export minerals, the Food Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said. FAO senior Aquaculture officer Doris...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Kitwe District Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KDCCI) has called for an immediate ban on imported textile raw materials to help revive the local industry. Continued imports of raw materials...