Adesina tips Africa
DOREEN NAWA Lusaka AFRICA’s human, land, mineral resource and cross-border trade endowments combine to make it the world’s most promising investment destination now and well into the future, Africa Development…
ITC urged to train youth in heavy-duty equipment
NKOMBO KACHEMBA Lusaka MINISTER of Technology and Science Felix Mutati has urged the Industrial Training Centre (ITC) to train more youth in heavy duty equipment operation. Mr Mutati said in…
Chinese team in for milling plants
LOGIC LUKWANDA, KELVIN MBEWE Lusaka A TEAM of Chinese experts has arrived in Zambia to undertake feasibility studies for the establishment of 10 industrial milling plants under the presidential initiative…
Govt endorses AI summit
NKOMBO KACHEMBA Lusaka COMPU-CONNECT Education says Government has endorsed the hosting of “The Future of AI in Africa” summit, describing the event as a perfect platform for exchange of ideas…
All set for Copperbelt agriculture, mining exposition
MELODY MUPETA Kitwe THE Copperbelt Agriculture, Mining and Industrial Expo (CAMINEX), which starts tomorrow in Kitwe after a threeyear hiatus, has attracted about 130 companies. The show society stopped holding…
Zambia more attractive for investment
NKOMBO KACHEMBA Lusaka A LATEST Fraser Institute report indicates that Zambia’s investment attractiveness in 2023 improved, ranking third among African countries and 34th on the global platform. Zambia has moved…
Scientist bemoans low investment in sorghum, millet
DOREEN NAWA Lusaka A SENIOR scientist at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) has bemoaned the lack of investment in both research and production of alternative cereals, namely…
WFP pays Zambia $3.3m, SADC appeals for $5.5bn
LOGIC LUKWANDA Lusaka SOUTHERN African Development Community (SADC) has launched a regional humanitarian appeal of at least US$5.5 billion aimed at augmenting domestic resources of the affected member states amid…
COMESA producing more energy from thermal power
NKOMBO KACHEMBA Lusaka THERMAL energy is the highest contributor to the energy output in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), accounting for more than 76 percent of…
South Sudan becomes Member of the Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI)
MARGARET CHISANGA Lusaka SOUTH Sudan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) operationalising its membership in the Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI). According…