By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA VEDANTA will remain committed to developing Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) into a major global copper producer, chairperson Tom Albanese has said. Mr Albanese said the London-listed Vedanta resources and mining company, would...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Government has disclosed that four countries from various parts of the globe have expressed interest in investing in Zambia’s agriculture and construction sectors. Foreign Affairs Minister Wylbur Simuusa said in...

By JAMES KUNDA – CONSTRUCTION work on the US$15 million Millennium Shopping Mall at Mitengo Housing Complex in Ndola is progressing slowly because of financial challenges faced by Gomes Haulage Limited the owners of the...

By JAMES KUNDA – Construction of a 330 Kilovolt (KV) power station that will connect power to the Lusaka Multi-Facility Economic Zone (Mfez) is expected to start soon with an investment of K220 million. Zesco...

KENNEDY MUPESENI – COMMERCE Trade and Industry Minister Emmanuel Chenda has said the US$2 million Sentinel Mine project which is being constructed by the First Quantum Minerals (FQM) is a catalyst for industrialisation. The minister,...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Government has said the revised Mineral Resource Development Act will ensure participation of Zambians in the ownership of mines. Mines, Energy and Water Development Minister Christopher Yaluma said this is...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE NORTH Westerm Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called for clear and consistent policies if the economy is to remain bouyant and enable the region achieve the targetted one million...

I HAD my first practical working experience in marketing research for more than 10 years ago. This was at a now defunct advertising agency, Adworksadvertising, which later become Adworks Mac Cann Erickson due to its...

IN this week’s column, we take a look at the labour turnover being experienced in the business entities, run by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) entrepreneurs. Labour turnover in simplicity terms can be equated to...

By JAMES KUNDA – ZAMBIA’s sugar industry is positioned for growth following plans by an American firm to set up a sugarcane plantation and refining factory in Shangombo District in Western Province with an intial...