Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) notes that the nearly two-month delay by the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) to act on the questionable consignment of COVID vaccines that were imported into the country could have been partly due to political considerations. This could also explain the behavior of other government entities such as the Zambia Revenue...Continue Reading
Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) commends the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) for finally releasing the long-awaited Typology or Trends report for the year 2020. TI-Z was among key stakeholders who dismissed the annual report released by the FIC in July 2021 as being “shallow and lacking in detail” due to the fact that it failed to...Continue Reading
Upon his swearing in as Zambia’s 7th Republican President on the 24th of August 2021, President Hakainde Hichilema delivered an inauguration speech that highlighted his stance of zero tolerance to corruption. Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) is therefore anticipating a similar tune when the President officially opens the 13th session of the National Assembly of Zambia...Continue Reading
Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) commends the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) for finally releasing the long-awaited Typology or Trends report for the year 2020. TI-Z was among key stakeholders who dismissed the annual report released by the FIC in July 2021 as being “shallow and lacking in detail” due to the fact that it failed to...Continue Reading
