Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) has monitored recent stakeholder reactions to the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index results for Zambia. TI-Z welcomes the interest of stakeholders, including the Ministry of Information and Media and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), in the CPI results and welcomes this open engagement. However, we are concerned by the double standard of questioning...Continue Reading

The 2025 Global Corruption Perception Index (CPI) average has dropped by 1 point for the first time in more than a decade to 42/100. This is because most countries are failing to control corruption. Notably, 122 countries scored under 50/100, while the number of countries scoring above 80/100 has shrunk from 12 a decade ago...Continue Reading

Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) has taken note of the judgment delivered by the Subordinate Court in Livingstone in the matter involving the Mayor of Livingstone City Council, in which the court acquitted the accused on charges of corrupt practices with a private body.TI-Z acknowledges and respects the decision of the court, which was grounded on...Continue Reading

Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) expresses grave concern over serious irregularities in the ongoing procurement of Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) equipment and software for next year’s scheduled General Elections. As outlined in our investigative report published today in The Mast, two companies – Miru Systems, with a concerning global record, and Starlab, of which very little...Continue Reading