RAILNET International, a United States of America-based firm, is working on developing a modern railway line and are currently carrying out a feasibility study that will determine cost implications, Ministry of Transport and Communications Permanent Secretary Misheck Lungu has said. Early this year, Railnet International signed an agreement with Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique to invest

ZAMBIA’s major foreign exchange earner, copper, rebounded yesterday by 0.6 percentage point to US$6,709 a tonne. On Tuesday, copper price dropped to US$6,670 a tonne as stock markets and oil prices dived and the United States (US) dollar strengthened. Reuters reports that base metals in China fell across the board yesterday, pressured by a strong

FARMERS have been urged to desist from selling livestock which contains impurities of veterinary drugs known as antimicrobial residues which pose a health risk. Meat or meat products such as milk and eggs containing antimicrobial residues present a potential health risk to the consumer if consumed in large quantities. A consortium of researchers from the

PROFLIGHT Zambia has expanded its cargo capacity by designating some of its fleet to operate dedicated freight flights between Lusaka and Johannesburg.The flights, which commenced last week, will operate every Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout September and will be operated by the Jetstream 41 aircraft and later upgrade to the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) if demand