By NATION REPORTER THE prolonged power outages had a negative effect on small businesses across the country in 2024 with most of them closing, Diamone Siulapwa, the SMEs Association of Zambia chairman has said. Mr Siulapwa said it was therefore prudent that policy makers should ensure steady supply of power in 2025 to revitalise struggling businesses. “The year 2024 was an exceedingly challenging year for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Zambia. Chief among the hurdles faced was the impact of prolonged load-shedding, which had a cascading effect on CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
SMEs had a tough time in 2024 – Siulapwa
