Cattle Wealth Management Firm (CWMF), a company that was created to farm cattle for individuals passionate about ranching, says it's targeting to surpass rivals Zambeef in the agro-processing sector. Founded by three indigenous Zambian entrepreneurs, who include late president Levy Mwanawasa’s daughter, Chipokota, who is also one of the directors at the firm, Cattle Wealth...

Former Attorney General Musa Mwenye says everybody who is serving or previously served in government must be subjected to a lifestyle audit so that possessed wealth can be explained. And National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili says even chickens can tell that ministers in Zambia are criminals who cannot justify their wealth if subjected...

Former first lady Maureen Mwanawasa has urged political parties wishing to participate in the Katuba parliamentary by-elections to only field female candidates in line with the country’s vision of attaining 50-50 gender representation in governance. And Maureen has regretted that the just-ended National Dialogue Forum (NDF) did not recommend that government comes up with a...

I had met him a few times before when he came to officially open training programmes in which my company, Bridges Limited, was involved. However, last week gave me an incredible long encounter with Henk Mulder, Zanaco Managing Director. At personal level, Mulder is extremely easy to engage; I doubt he has strangers on his...

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) public relations officer Namukolo Kasumpa has warned schools that are in the habit of forcing parents of pupils to buy school items from them or selected suppliers. In a statement, Kasumpa said the commission had observed a growing tendency by some schools that are directing parents to buy school...

Agriculture Minister Michael Katambo says the country is food secure because the maize which the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) buys can cover for up to five years. And Katambo says there is no need to panic over the food situation in the country. Speaking when he featured on ZNBC’s Sunday Interview, Katambo said no miller...

The Lusaka High Court has found businessman Nshinka Kaputo with a case to answer in a matter in which he is accused of murdering his girlfriend, Precious Mangesana, and causing grievous harm to his three year old daughter. High Court judge Cathrine Phiri has since placed Kaputo on his defence which will commence on June...

Former defence minister in the Levy Mwanawasa government George Mpombo says Zesco's planned load shedding will have severe consequences on the economy. Recently, Zesco Spokesperson Henry Kapata said the Kariba power plant would shut by November if the utility company did not reduce generation. And in an interview, Monday, Mpombo said load shedding would create...

Zambia’s credit rating downgrading to negative has sent worrying signals to domestic and international creditors that government may default on the Eurobond due to mature in 2022, among other looming debts, says economist Chibamba Kanyama. Last week, Moody’s rating agency downgraded Zambia’s credit rating with a negative outlook and removed it from the Caa1 position...

A 24-year-old student of Matero township has been dragged to court for allegedly swindling eight people out of over K24,000 by falsely pretending that he had rooms for rent. In this matter, Shams Phiri is charged with eight counts of obtaining money by false pretences. It is alleged in the first count that Phiri, on...