I. IntroductionTransparency International’s 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that most countries are failing to stop corruption. The global average CPI score remains unchanged for over a decade at just 43 out of 100 while more than two-thirds of countries score below 50, and 26 countries have fallen to their lowest scores yet. Despite concerted...Continue Reading

INTRODUCTIONThe United Party for National Development (UPND) was elected on a promise of change following a period of sustained economic and good governance decline under the Patriotic Front (PF) administration, during which corruption became entrenched and institutionalized, thereby eroding public trust in governance institutions1, among other effects. As part of their 2021-2026 Manifesto2, the UPND...Continue Reading

A Brief History of Access to Information (ATI) Legislation in Zambia and the ATI CoalitionZambia’s interest in access to information (ATI) legislation can be said to begin with the recommendations of the Media Reform Committee established under the reign of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) after 1991. One of the Committee’s recommendations was the...Continue Reading

Executive SummaryThe 2022 Zambia Anti-Corruption Conference (ZACC) was held on the 1st and 2nd of December under the theme: “Steering the Fight AgainstCorruption Towards Public Procurement.” A total of 117 delegates attended the conference drawn from government institutions, Civil SocietyOrganizations (CSOs), Media, Academia, Multilateral Agencies and Embassies accredited to Zambia. Further, more than 1000 people...Continue Reading