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...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – Despite its high cost which has also contributed to increased prices of certain commodities, the Zambian transport sector is steadily developing. The high cost of transport has put the Zambian economy...

LIKE I stated last week, today’s article looks at the mixed economy and some proposed policy measures the Government can employ to address some of the current ills. Last week, I discussed the free-market economic...

I was only about three years old in the industry when an elderly man walked to my desk to buy Insurance. This man was processing a loan from some institution and among the requirements was...