Accelerate industrialisation – ZAM
NOMSA NKANA, Lusaka
THERE is need for Zambia to accelerate its industrialisation efforts if the country has to achieve economic development, the Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) says.
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Lungu hailed over tariffs cut
ALVIN CHIINGA, Lusaka
SEVERAL stakeholders have praised President Lungu for directing Zesco Limited to revert to the old lower electricity tariffs to ease pressure on vulnerable domestic consumers.
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FRA offloads maize to reduce mealie-meal prices
CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka
THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has signed another contract with millers across the country at a cost of K98 million for the purchase of 539,000 metric tonnes of maize in a bid to reduce mealie-meal prices.
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FIRST Lady Esther Lungu with Cheshire Home, Chawama sister-In-Charge Sister Judy and Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) president Roseta Mwape Chabala (in red top) during a handover of assorted products donated by ZAM to Cheshire Homes in Lusaka’s Chawama Township yesterday. PICTURE: THOMAS NSAMA
First Lady urges firms to help the poor
ESTHER MSETEKA, Lusaka
FIRST Lady Esther Lungu has called on the private sector and other profit-making organisations to give back part of their gains to society and help uplift living standards of the people.
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ZAM applauds Lungu
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka
THE Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) has welcomed President Lungu’s directive to supermarkets to retail Zambian-grown agricultural produce and other local products.
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15 local firms seal deal
ESTHER MSETEKA, Lusaka
THE Private Enterprise Programme -Zambia (PEP-Z) has signed agreements with 15 local companies to help develop indigenous business supply linkages.
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Promote local products – ZAM
ESTHER MSETEKA, Lusaka
AS THE Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) commemorates the manufacturing week, the association has called on consumers (more…)