A SMALLER BUDGET: The total nominal budget allocation has reduced by 3.3 percent from K172.99 billion in 2022 to K167.32 billion in 2023. This reflects government drive for fiscal consolidation under the IMF Supported Economic Recovery Program. ALLOCATION CHAGES: Government has shifted resources from debt servicing, Under General Public services, towards the Social Sectors. The...Continue Reading

Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) is of the view that enhancing the integrity of Zambia’s political processes and ultimately of our democracy requires us as a country to put in place deliberate measures in terms of legislation, policy and institutional frameworks at all levels. It is also important for us as a country to learn lessons...Continue Reading

Anti-Corruption HackathonTI-Z IT Officer, Hamulilo Moses Handia, and his team recently won a hackathon called HackCorruption, a hybrid Tech4Good event supported by the U.S. Department of State aimed at bringing people together to co-create anti-corruption solutions. HackCorruption, a people powered hackathon to unearth anti-corruption solutions, announced its winners at the inaugural event in Johannesburg, South...Continue Reading

Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) has noted the position of the Ministry of Agriculture to cancel the fertilizer procurement tender, days before the government plans to commence the transportation of fertilizer countrywide.While we applaud the due diligence exercised by the Zambia Public Procurement Agency in ensuring all regulations in the awarding of fertilizer tenders were adhered...Continue Reading