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August 2005 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: JCTR asks: Why Have we not Realised the Value of Education and Health all the Time?
(2005-08-04)The JCTR monthly Basic Needs Basket provides an independent and evidence based view of what is happening in people’s living conditions. “The relationship,” says Muweme, “between the cost of basic needs and people’s incomes ... -
August 2007 Monitoring Debt Resources: The Case of Zambia
(2007-08-30)The achievements made so far in the campaign for debt cancellation need to be complemented by prudent management and utilization of debt resources in the post HIPC era. In order to facilitate transparency and accountability ... -
August 2011 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Campaigns must Focus on Issues that will Improve Living Conditions of Zambians, Says JCTR
(2011-08-11)The JCTR has been collecting information on living conditions on a regular basis since the 1990s using the Basic Needs Basket (BNB), a tool that tracks the average cost of basic food and essential non-food commodities for ... -
August 2012 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Minimum Wage Dialogue and Implementation Key to Addressing Income Poverty and Unemployment in Zambia, Says JCTR
(2012-08-02)The cost of living as measured by the JCTR’s Basic Needs Basket (BNB) for the month of July 2012 for an average family of five living in Lusaka was K3, 445,660. This shows a marginal increase of K49, 340 from K3, 395, ... -
August 2020 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: A Call for the Pro-poor Budget to Address the Rising Cost of Living
(2020-09-08)The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket (BNNB) for the month of August 2020 stood at K7, 178.22. Reflecting a reduction of K26.02 from the month of July 2020 that stood at K7, ... -
August 2021 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: 2021 General Elections Pivotal but the Nation’s Development more Critical
(2021-08-11)The cost of living for a family of five as measured by the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket (BNNB) for July 2021 in Lusaka stood at K8, 495.52, a K6.04 increase from the K8, ... -
August 2023 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket Reports Analysis
(2023-10-06)Lusaka remains the town with the highest cost of living, clinching K9, 267.34 from the K9, 301.18 recorded in July (thus indicative of a meagre K33.84 drop). Second in line was Solwezi at K8, 455.83 rising by K68.24 from ... -
August 2023 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: The Undeniable Urgency of the Cost of Living Crisis Should Not Be Underestimated
(2023-09-11)The cost of living for a family of five, as measured by the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket (BNNB) for the month of August 2023 in Lusaka, stood at K9, 267.34. In comparison ... -
Basic Needs Basket (BNB) for February 2019: Lifting of Mealie Meal Export Ban to Impact Negatively on the Poor
(2019-03-18)The JCTR’s February, 2019 Basic Needs Basket (BNB) for a family of five in Lusaka stood at K 5,331 which was K64 less than the January BNB which stood at K 5,395.35. The most significant changes were noted in fish which ... -
Basic Needs Basket (BNB) For January 2011: Will the Minimum Wage Increase the Purchasing Power for Employees? JCTR Asks as the Lusaka BNB Reaches K3,000,000
(2011-02-05)The minimum wage is one of the most important labour market policies in any economy. It is an instrument that raises much debate due to mainly three things. First, its effects on the welfare of employees, especially those ... -
A Brief Analysis of the Cost of Living in Lusaka and Other Towns
(2023-06-08)The average cost of living for a family of five (5) in May 2023 stood at K6, 895.68. i.e., K2, 681 above the national average income of K4, 215. The Capital City, Lusaka remains the most expensive city to live in despite ... -
Chinsali 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 ... -
Chinsali April 2014 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket Report
(2014-04-30)This survey was conducted on 24th and 25th April, 2013 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 ... -
Chinsali April 2020 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket Report
(2020-04-30)This survey was conducted on 27th April, 2020 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 market, ... -
Chinsali April 2021 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket Report
(2021-04-30)This survey was conducted on 27th April, 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 market, ... -
Chinsali April 2022 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket Report
(2022-04-30)This survey was conducted on 25th April 2022, by the Social and Economic Development Programme of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection. Average Prices were Calculated on the basis of prices gathered from retail ... -
Chinsali August 2014 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket Report
(2014-08-30)This survey was conducted on 25th and 26th August, 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 ... -
Chinsali August 2022 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket Report
(2022-08-31)This survey was conducted on 25 th August, by the Social and Economic Development Programme of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection. Average Prices were Calculated on the basis of prices gathered from retail outlets ... -
Chinsali December 2018 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket Report
(2018-12-31)This survey was conducted on 27th December, 2019 by the Social and Economic Development Programme of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection. Average Prices were calculated on the basis of prices gathered from retail ...