In 1886, John Stith Pemberton invented Coke, and in that year, it is said he only sold 25 bottles of his product. In today's value that would be lightly over US$20 if you are in South Africa. It dawned on me the other day that, like Coke, there are some businesses...

In 2018, there were a total of 27,589 new companies registered in Zambia, a 3.2% increase from 2017, and 11% from 2016, a sign that the Zambian citizen is becoming more enterprising in recent years, as reported by the PatentACRA There are twelves sectors to which a...

There is a city in the south of Zambia; a city of the future, called Choma. It has the profile of a city ready for rapid development, and hosts lucrative resources, and is populated by a people willing to relate. Choma is the capital of the Southern Province, which...

Copper, a major export of Zambia, is under scrutiny as challenges arise and the industry constantly under probity. The Zambian copper mining industry as we know it today had its genesis in the 1920s. In 2016, in the 116th volume of the Journal of The Southern African...

Woodfuel is the main cooking fuel for over 60% of households in Africa. This is expected to increase in the coming decades, due to lack of alternative household energy and growing charcoal demand in urban centres. Commercialization of woodfuel provides income to...

As we prepare for Post-Corona New Normal in global and local economics, Zambian business owners and brands, can no longer ignore the intellectual property issues arising from product package designing that affect the sales or their products – Trade Dress. In the...

There is a new Companies and Other Entities Act of 2017, that is about to be enacted, packed with new changes. In a series of articles, Capital Magazine explores the background of this bill, starting with reviews made public by the Law Development Commission in its...

Garfunkels is a brand with a porky story that can only be understood in their own words, that has invaded and made domineering space in the quality meats market in Zimbabwe within four years. Garfunkels is a wholly Zimbabwean enterprise producing the highest quality...

As Zimbabwe and China trade surpassed the USD One Billion mark in September 2016, making the two countries important trade partners, there is need for the Zimbabwean entrepreneur and executive to understand basic business etiquette with the Chinese. With increasing...