Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) joins the rest of the country and indeed the African continent in mourning the passing on of Zambia’s first President, Dr. Kenneth Kaunda this afternoon, following a short illness.Dr. Kaunda, together with other liberation heroes, led the struggle for Zambia’s political emancipation, culminating in the unprecedented raising of the flag of...Continue Reading

A very warm welcome, fellow citizens, to Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z)’s seventhupdate from our 2021 elections project. We are now just under two months away from castingour votes in this year’s general elections, and the stakes appear to be getting higher with eachpassing day. Through these updates, we will continue to share the observations we...Continue Reading

Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) has noted with extreme concern the escalating political violence that has been occurring over the last few days. We note that this violence has largely been perpetrated by political party cadres of the two biggest political parties in Zambia, the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) and the opposition United Party for National...Continue Reading

Good morning fellow citizens, and welcome to update number six from TransparencyInternational Zambia (TI-Z)’s 2021 Elections Project, whose focus today is on the engagementmeeting we held with the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ), the suspension of politicalrallies by the ECZ, and an apparent example of abuse of public resources during campaigns.Our engagement with the ECZOn...Continue Reading