MINISTER of Small and Medium Enterprise Elias Mubanga has encouraged SMEs to get involved in food processing, in order to curtail the trend of food wastage, especially seasonal fruits. And Mubanga has called on anyone

GOVERNMENT says it remains committed to addressing obstacles affecting the smooth flow of trade across border crossing points. Speaking during a media training workshop under the Zambia Border Posts Upgrading Project (ZPBUP), Monday, Ministry of

Introduction In last week’s Monday Opinion, I provided insight as to how factors such as foreign market access and regional economic integration play a pivotal role in contributing to a countries overall trade performance. In

ENERGY expert Johnstone Chikwanda says the energy sector is very capital intensive hence low participation by local entrepreneurs. In an interview, Chikwanda noted that indigenous Zambians found it difficult to have access to finances compared

ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says the Energy Regulation Board was right to nullify the increased connection and meter separation charges by Zesco. In an interview, Friday, Kapala said his ministry was studying whether anybody had

The Energy Regulation Board has dismissed the recently announced electricity connection and meter separation charges by ZESCO, saying the new charges do not have the authority’s blessings. And ERB says ZESCO proposed to increase connection

FORMER Bank of Zambia (BoZ) governor Dr Caleb Fundanga says there is need for government to aim at consistently achieving a higher GDP growth rate if Zambia is to see a change in the economy.

ZESCO Limited says the company used to go as far as borrowing from the capital market in order to connect customers under subsided rates. And ZESCO Corporate Affairs Manager Dr John Kunda says under the

MINISTER of Finance and National Planning Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says Zambia is still “broke” and the reason why government is able to do whatever little it can is because many creditors have allowed default. And

ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says government wants people to get used to the monthly review of fuel prices because it is the international standard. . In an interview, Kapala noted that South Africans were already