Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) is concerned about the happenings around the by-elections in Kabushi and Kwacha constituencies, in which the constitutional rights of opposition candidates are seemingly being inhibited and infringed. We are also taken aback by the lack of clarity that has characterized the rulings of the Constitutional Court on these matters. In our...Continue Reading

One Year on… Assessment of the UPND Administration’s Communication Strategy:BackgroundTHE United Party for National Development(UPND) won the elections of August 12, 2021after spending two decades in opposition. During their time in the “wilderness”, they made a lot of changes to their manifesto and promises while learning from the mistakes of the MMD and the Patriotic...Continue Reading

Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) as an organization that is committed to the fight against corruption and the promotion of good governance takes particular interest in how public resources, including those of a financial nature, are managed. We are convinced that both Statutory Instrument No.97 of 2020 and its enabling Act, the Public Finance Management Act...Continue Reading

Background to the OAG, AG’s report and their relevancePublic sector auditing when conducted by supreme audit institutions, remains a significant factor in improving the lives of citizens by focusing the custodians of public resources on how well they utilize those resources (INTOSAI, 2019). According to the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI), supreme audit...Continue Reading