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JCTR May 2020 BNNB Statement
(2020-05-31)The country’s COVID-19 cases at the end of May 2020 stood at over 1000 cases. Though over 74 percent recovered from the disease and deaths remained very low compared to the global average, the number of cases has more than ... -
JCTR Welcomes Revised Minimum Wage
(2018-09-19)The minimum wage and conditions of employment Act Cap 276 of the Laws of Zambia have been revised following issuance of Statutory Instruments No. 69 of 2018 covering domestic workers, Statutory Instrument No.70 of 2018 ... -
JCTR’s Employment Performance Index (EPI)
(2009)The Social Conditions Programme of the JCTR is implementing a project to advocate for increased formal employment. This is against the backdrop that the country is struggling to create adequate formal employment opportunities ... -
July 2000 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: JCTR Says High Cost of Living Manifest Worsening Social Crisis and Challenges CG Meetings
(2000-07-07)The 16 July statement by the Zambia Episcopal Conference, as well as the recent report by the Zambia Social Watch Coalition, highlights the social crisis currently being experienced by the country. This is one issue that ... -
July 2001 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Cost of JCTR Food Basket Records Slight Increase
(2001-07-30)The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) Food Basket for a family of six in Lusaka for the month of July stands at K332,520. This is up by K3,950 from the June figure of K328,570. However, it must be pointed out ... -
July 2004 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Basic Needs Basket Reveals that Luanshya is High Cost of Living Area
(2004-07-04)People of Luanshya are experiencing one of the highest cost of living among urban areas in Zambia. This is according to recent Basic Needs Basket information collected from Luanshya by the Jesuit Centre for Theological ... -
July 2004 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Situation of Pensioners, Fuel Price Increase Worry JCTR
(2004-07-28)The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) wishes to express serious concern about the situation of pensioners and increases in the price of petrol and kerosene in the country. Firstly, reports that about 90,000 ... -
July 2005 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: JCTR Challenges all Employers to Respect the Dignity of Zambian Workers
(2005-07-03)The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) challenges all employers of labour, whether foreign investors, the government, local businessmen or informal employers, to respect the inherent dignity of their employees ... -
July 2020 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Rising Living Costs Amplifying Inequalities in the Context of COVID-19
(2020-07-31)The JCTR Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket (BNNB) for the month of July 2020 stood at K 7,204.24. A total increase of K143.44 from the June 2020 basket which stood at K 7,060.80. Increases in the basket were recorded on the ... -
July 2021 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: 2021 General Elections Pivotal but the Nation’s Development more Critical
(2021-07-31)The July basket stood at K5, 962.13 moving from K5, 822.49, a K139.64 increase from the June basket. The increase in the basket can be attributed to a rise in the price of items such as 16kg of bananas which increased by ... -
July 2022 Public Expenditure Tracking Survey Report: Driving Sustainable Change For Children’s Rights Project
(2022-07-30)The Government of the Republic of Zambia, through the 2022 national budget increased the amount of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) from K1.6 million to K25.7 million per Constituency. The expanded scope of the ... -
July 2023 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: A Brief Analysis of the Cost of Living in Lusaka and Other Towns
(2023-08-15)The average cost of living as measured by the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) in July 2023 stood at K6, 469.76. This remains higher than the average national income of K4, 215. Lusaka remains the town with ... -
July 2023 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Lack of Measures to Counteract Shifts in Production Inputs (Fuel, Maize) Worsening the Cost of Living
(2023-08-15)The high cost of living, undeniably a global crisis, has continued to be driven by factors such as seasonality, fuel pump price fluctuations and exchange rate variations. These movements have continued to cause a steady ... -
June 1996 Case Study: Zambia's Church Toward the Year 2000
(1996-06-30)The Catholic Church in Africa has been given a profound challenge for moving into the Third Millennium. This challenge has come from the African Synod and is expressed by the question raised by one of the Synod leaders: ... -
June 2001 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: JCTR Urges Government to go Beyond Meeting Projected Economic Targets
(2001-06-30)In this year's budget the government projected that the Zambian economy would grow by 5 percent, an increase from last year's growth rate of 3.5 per cent (down from the projected figure of 4 per cent); year-end inflation ... -
June 2003 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Government Must Put Human Interest at the Centre of the Current Problem of Budget Overrun, Says JCTR
(2003-06-30)The Basic Needs Basket, the JCTR monthly estimation of the cost of living for a family of six in Lusaka, has, despite recording reductions in the price of mealie, consistently shown serious difficulties that households are ... -
June 2011 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Beyond the AGOA Forum, Will the Poor now Benefit?
(2011-06-15)The JCTR Lusaka Basic Needs Basket (BNB) for an average family of six in May was at K2,917,350 from an average of K3,003,550 in April 2011. The BNB is a tool that measures the average cost of basic food and essential ... -
June 2012 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Socially just Development Demands Decent Jobs for all, Says JCTR
(2012-06-01)According to Ms Lumba, “The JCTR Basic Needs Basket gives an indication of the cost of living and consequently what it takes for a family of 5 to meet basic needs to lead a dignified life. The BNB is also indicative of the ... -
Kabwe 2021 September Basic Needs And Nutrition Basket Report
(2021-09-30)This survey was conducted on 27th September, 2021 by the Social and Economic Development Programme of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection. Average Prices were calculated on the basis of surveys conducted at Old ... -
Kabwe April 2014 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket Report
(2014-04-30)This survey was conducted from 25th to 26th April, 2014 by the Social and Economic Development Programme of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection. Average prices were calculated on the basis of surveys conducted ...