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Political Intolerance Worries the JCTR
(2019-02-15)The continuity of political violence during elections time is call for concern in Zambia. Incidents of political violence during elections are an indication that we still have a long way to go before we achieve a culture ... -
The Presidential Speech Recently Delivered Did Not Inspire Hope
(2019-09-19)On Friday, 13th September, 2019, Republican President Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu addressed the National Assembly under the theme “Accelerating Sustainable Development for a Better Zambia in the Midst of Climate Change”. He ... -
Public - Private Partnerships, Crucial to Development, Says JCTR
(2011-04-12)Zambia is facing human development challenges that call for concerted efforts among various players. . It is therefore encouraging that the Government has been calling for enhanced Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) by ... -
Public Order Act: An Impediment To Democracy?
(2017-02)The brochure tries to bring to light what the the Public Order Act is and what Citizens should know about the Public Order Act -
Reinstate Mineral Revenue Sharing Mechanism
(2019-10-11)The Strengthened Accountability Programme (SAP) II implementing partners would like to urge the government to reinstate the Mineral Revenue Sharing Mechanisms in form a Local Authority Development Fund. This is for the ... -
Statement on Government’s Decision to Take the ATI Bill to Parliament
(2023-11-09)The Access to Information (ATI) Coalition would like to acknowledge the announcement by Government on 8th November 2023 through the Minister of Information and Media (MIM) and the Chief Government Spokesperson Hon. Cornelius ... -
A Study on Framework and Policies for Governance in the Mining Sector in Zambia
(2017-12)Most of Zambia’s large-scale copper mines are located on the Copperbelt Province and North- Western Province. Zambia like all states has an obligation to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms as enshrined in the ... -
A Study on Frameworks And Policies For Governance in The Mining Sector in Zambia
(2016-12)Most of Zambia’s large-scale copper mines are located on the Copperbelt Province and North- Western Province. Zambia like all states has an obligation to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms as enshrined in the ... -
Sustaining The Zambian Economy Amidst The Covid-19 Pandemic
(2020-04-24)For a developing nation like Zambia, the impacts of the pandemic are a setback on progress that has been made towards eradicating poverty, enhancing equality and development for the populace. The JCTR notes that reaffirmations ... -
Taking Hold of Our Future Through The African Peer Review Mechanism
(2009-03)The obvious purpose of this Working Paper is to assist all stakeholders (e.g., government, civil society, and private sector) in Zambia to own an informed and effective place in the APRM process that will mean an improved ... -
What is Necessary in A New Constitution to Meet the Development Needs of Zambians?
(2007)There is so much discussion in Zambia about the Constitution, especially with regard to what should be in the new Constitution as the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) meets. The Mung’omba Draft Constitution which ... -
What is The Church’s Social Teaching Saying About Gender Equality?
(2008)Each one of us is born and raised up in a family. Some of us have been raised up by both parents, some by a single parent, some by relatives, and some by guardians, while others have grown up in streets with fellow children. ... -
What is the Way Forward to Improve the Lives of All Zambians?
(2015)The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR)realises that the debate around what should be contained in the final Constitution (content) and how to adopt the Constitution (process) is not only a political debate or ... -
Whose Interests is Zambian Politics Serving?
(2009-11-03)Zambian politics has been interesting in the past three quarters of 2009 for mostly three reasons: (i) Zambian politicians are validating the old adage that “politics is a dirty game,” (ii) Church has been told it has no ... -
Will Zambia's Rescheduled Debt Reduce the Cost of Living?
(2023-08-08)In recent years, Zambia’s debt crisis threatened to destabilise the country's economy with an undesirable effect, leading to an unprecedented rise in the cost of livelihood for its citizens as the value of the Kwacha ... -
Women and Development: Reflections From Zambia
(2019)The paper addresses the challenges that women have been facing in Zambia to attain development. That this lack of women participation is a contributing factor in the lack of development in the country. Women who constitute ... -
Zambia’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Why Should They Be in the New Constitution?
(2004-12)Why are there so many people around us today in Zambia who are jobless, homeless, hungry, illiterate, failing to access proper medical care, and without safe water and sanitation? Is this the result of some authority’s ... -
Zambia’s Trade Situation: Implications For Debt And Poverty Reduction
(2005)The problem of unsustainable external debts continues to be a major source of concern among the civil society, cooperating partners, government and indeed other stakeholders. With Zambia’s qualification to the Heavily ...
