In its original formulation in 1995, the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) was an empowerment programme aimed at creating an enabling environment for holistic development at Constituency level.[1] The Members of Parliament (MPs) were the custodian of the Fund, and in collaboration with the Community, the MPs made choices and implemented projects in order to improve...Continue Reading
Illicit financial flows (IFFs) are flows of funds across borders, which originate from illicit activities, transferred through illicit transactions or stem from a licit activity but used in an illicit manner. IFFs are hugely detrimental to Africa’s potential to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals as they cause a major drain on capital and revenues, undermine...Continue Reading
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
Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) welcomes the release of the 2023 Financial Intelligence Centre Trends Report. While TI-Z is currently analysing the specific case studies presented in the report, our overall view thus far is that the 2023 FIC Trends Report shows increased capacity to identify illicit financial transactions in Zambia and therefore provides a good...Continue Reading
