President Hichilema engages private sector
CHAMBWA MOONGA Lusaka PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has tipped private sector firms to deliver the best products on the local market, saying such may open the window for imports from Zambia.…
Liquid Zambia scoopes Steadfast Stream Award
LIQUID Zambia have scooped the Steadfast Stream Award at the inaugural ICT, Postal and Courier Awards, hosted by the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA). The award recognises Liquid…
Respect Zambia’s labour laws, Matambo urges investors
MARY LEMBA Ndola COPPERBELT Minister Elisha Matambo has urged investors in the province to respect the country’s labour laws and not exploit workers. Mr Matambo said Government has been facing…
ZCSA seeks to borrow standards from SA
TRYNESS TEMBO Lusaka ZAMBIA Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA) says the benchmarking study visit to South Africa’s National Quality Infrastructure Institutions will enhance collaboration between the two countries in the area…
UK firm offers PCB partnership for gold
KABANDA CHULU Lusaka NOW that the court battle between PCB Mining Limited and ZCCM-IH seems to be over, the United Kingdom’s alternative investment markets (AIM)-listed Bezant Resources Plc has made…
SEC expects more green bonds
TRYNESS TEMBO Lusaka ISSUANCE of a US$200 million green bond by Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) Plc is an exciting time for the capital markets and demonstrates the possibility of raising…
Zambia gets first green bond through SEC
VIOLET MENGO Dubai, UAE ZAMBIA has registered its debut US$200 million green bond through Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC), a listed firm on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), on the…
Africa imports 95% of its drugs – AU
DOREEN NAWA Lusaka AFRICA imports over 95 percent of its medicines, African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) director of human capital and institutional development Symerre GreyJohnson has said. Speaking in an…
COP28: REA plans 10 mini-grids
VIOLET MENGO Dubai, UAE Rural Electrification Authority (REA) says it will develop 10 mini-grid power stations countrywide in its effort to increase the rural electrification rate. REA chief executive officer…
Mining attracts $5bn investment pledges
NKOMBO KACHEMBA Lusaka AN ANALYSIS by PriceWaterHouseCoopers (PwC) on Zambia’s mining sector reveals that investment pledges worth US$5 billion have been made in the industry since Government embarked on mining…