The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) is Zambia’s Supreme Audit Institution (SAI). In accordance with the provisions of Article 250of the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment)Act No. 2 of 2016, the OAG recently published a Special Audit Report on External Public Debt of the Republic of Zambia for the period;1st January 2006 to 31st December...Continue Reading

There is no easy definition of corruption. The word ‘corruption’ is itself often used as an omnibus term to describe inordinate economic and political practices that benefit those involved.1 When narrowly defined, it is often used to characterize the misuse of public resources by government officials for private ends, thus leaving out corruption in the...Continue Reading

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Zambia have been advocates of good governance. As a result, they have been involved in several initiatives aimed at fighting corruption. This summary information is intended to be a complementary tool to their anticorruption activities and initiatives. It contains five chapters. The following are some sources CSOs could use to...Continue Reading

Out of the ZMW 41.9 Billion of the Supplementary Budget, 19.8% or ZMW8.3 Billion will be allocated to the National Drought Response. Out of this amount, ZMW 5.2 Billion is allocated to Social Cash Transfer Programme under Ministry of Community Development and Social Services. ZMW14.6 Billion or 34.8% of the budget has been allocated to...Continue Reading