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

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) continues to see the value in sharing the trends, methods and risks relating to money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing (ML/TF/PF). The 2022 Trends Report outlines the ML/TF trends observed by the FIC in the course of its operations. This report serves to educate reporting entities, the public and...Continue Reading