The Zambian government has been implementing the Community Forest Management (CFM) system in order to (1) enhance community participation in sustainable forestry management, (2) reduce community poverty by facilitating community income from sustainable forestry management, and (3) forge and strengthen partnerships in forest conservation and sustainable resource utilization. Given its mandate in promoting transparency and...Continue Reading
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
