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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: 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 ... -
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 ... -
Chipata 2021 September Basic Need 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 ... -
December 2000 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Year 2000 Winds Up With a Very High Increase in Cost of Food Basket, Observes JCTR
(2000-12-30)As we approach the end of the year 2000, there is much discussion about the state of Zambia's economy. The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) notes that a key topic of discussion is the significance of Zambia's. ... -
December 2002 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: More Efforts Needed at Addressing Zambia's Imminent Deeper Social Crisis, Says JCTR
(2002-12-02)Zambia has a vast potential in almost all sectors to advance the quality of life of its people. We need not and should not be facing the current socio-economic problems of hunger, loss of value of the Kwacha, high cost of ... -
December 2002 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Year 2002 Characterized by Disturbing Social Challenges, Observes JCTR
(2002-12-31)The last twelve months of 2002 have seen a serious deterioration in the social conditions of most Zambian people, says the Economic and Social Development Research Project of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection ... -
December 2004 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: JCTR ask's: why Don't Politicians Speak About What is Important in People's Lives?
(2004-12-08)According to the JCTR’s November Basic Needs Basket, the cost of living for a family of six in Lusaka has continued to fluctuate at a very high level. For food alone, the cost is K456,200, and for non-food essentials, the ... -
December 2023 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket Statement: A Year-End Reflection on the Cost of Living in 2023
(2023-12-22)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 December in Lusaka stood at K9, 157.41. This is notably ... -
February 2001 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: JCTR Calls for Sharper Focus on Development Issues
(2001-03-02)According to the Economic and Social Development Project, a sharper focus on integral development must not be lost. On one hand, Zambia’s human development indicators on almost all accounts, (education, life expectancy, ... -
February 2003 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: People's Hardships Hightened: Basic Needs Cost a Million, Says JCTR
(2003-02-11)In the midst of widespread human deprivations, cost of living for a family of six in Lusaka shows a sharp increase beyond reach of many households leading to acute and widespread hardships, observes the Economic and Social ... -
February 2005 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: The 2005 National Budget: Continuing with the Status Quo?
(2005-02-10)The JCTR Basic Needs Basket is a measure of the cost of essential food and non-food items for a family of six living in one of six specific urban areas: Luanshya, Ndola, Lusaka, Kitwe, Livingstone and Kabwe. In January ... -
February 2006 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Can the Kwacha Appreciation be Appreciated by the People? Asks JCTR
(2006-02-08)At the start of the new year (2006), the JCTR Basic Needs Basket (BNB) for Lusaka recorded the cost of basic food items alone at K506,100. This is a marginal decrease in food costs from K512,100 last month. If costs of ... -
February 2010 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Housing Affordability, a Key Development Challenge, Says JCTR
(2010-02-15)The cost of housing over the past year in the medium density areas has however increased. For example, a three bed room house now costs on average K1,500,000 in comparison to K1,100,000 in 2009. This unprecedented increase ... -
February 2011 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Will the Minimum Wage Increase the Purchasing Power for Employees? JCTR asks as the Lusaka BNB Reaches K3,000,000
(2011-02-05)Generally, the minimum wage serves the purpose of protecting low-wage workers. Raising the minimum wage creates ripple socio-economic effects as it has the immediate potential of reducing poverty as increased income boosts ... -
February 2020 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Investment in Sustainable Climate Resilient Agriculture is a Must
(2020-03-06)The JCTR’s Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket (BNNB) which measures the cost of living for a family of 5 stood at K7, 015.90 for the month of February 2020. This was a 5.33 percent decline from K7, 410.96 in January 2020. ... -
February 2020 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Record high Inflation Hurting the Poor and Marginalised more
(2021-02-10)The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket (BNNB) for February 2021 stood at K8, 512.31. This shows an upward adjustment of K117.99 from the January 2021 basket which was K8, 394.01. ...