Governance: Recent submissions
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Memorandum: Budget Analysis of Heads 80: Ministry of Education and 66: Ministry of Technology and Science: Submitted to the National Assembly Committee on Education, Science and Technology
(2024-10-10)The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) submitted a comprehensive budget analysis of the proposed 2025 National Budget, focusing on the Ministry of Education (Head 80) and the Ministry of Technology and Science ... -
Press Release: JCTR’s Expectations as the President Opens the Fourth Session of the Thirteenth National Assembly on September 13th 2024
(2024-09-12)The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) outlines key expectations for the President’s address to Parliament as Zambia faces significant socio-economic challenges in 2024. The economy has been strained by a ... -
Representative Democracy: A Call for Reforms
(2024-07-10)This article "Representative Democracy: A Call for Reforms" by Fr. Alex Muyebe, S.J., addresses the current state of Zambia's representative democracy, highlighting the detrimental effects of the asymmetrical constitutional ... -
Implementation of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF): A Religious Perspective
(2023-12-11)The hallmark of CDF is to alleviate community poverty. Similarly, the foundation of ESCR is to promote world peace and justice. Now, the concept of peace in this context traverses the confines of understanding peace as the ... -
Memorandum on Review of the Implementation of the Constituency Development Fund Submitted to the National Assembly Committee on Local Governance, Housing and Chiefs' Affairs
(2024-01-24)Decentralised governance and the principle of subsidiarity was given much needed support when the government expanded the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in 2022. The CDF went from K1.6 million per constituency to K25.7 ... -
Memorandum On the Implementation of Monthly Fuel Price Reviews in Zambia Submitted to The National Assembly Committee On Energy, Water Development and Tourism Matters
(2024-01-19)The surge in petroleum prices has added a new layer of complexity to Zambia's economic landscape. This surge in fuel costs has triggered a ripple effect across various sectors, compounding existing economic hardships and ... -
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 ... -
Memorandum on Implications of the 2024 Budget on Community Development, Social Services and Health - Submitted to the National Assembly Committee on Health, Community Development and Social Services
(2023-10-05)When consulting the 2022 Poverty Assessment in Zambia, one can see that there is an increasing need for effective social support systems. The poverty level for the country was at 60% in 2022. The incidence of extreme poverty ... -
Budget Analysis of Heads 89: Ministry of Agriculture; 86: Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock; 53: Ministry of Green Economy and Environment; 85: Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources
(2023-10-04)The analysis of Zambia's budget for the Ministries of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock, Green Economy and Environment, as well as Lands and Natural Resources is a critical examination of the financial allocations and ... -
Increasing CDF Allocation is not an End in Itself
(2023-09-30)Allocation to the Constituency Development Fund has continued to increase in the consecutive National Budgets in 2022 and 2023. In the 2024 National Budget the government proposes to increase further the allocation to ... -
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 ... -
Comments on the Medium-term Budget Plan 2024-2026 (Green Paper) for Submission to the Planning and Budgeting Committee
(2023-07-25)This window of consultation on this critical document sits within the interest of CSPR and JCTR in view of our mandate. The two organizations have over the years been working together to monitor the macroeconomic fundamentals, ... -
Message for Youth Day: A Call to Accelerate Youth Development Through Improved Socio-Economic and Socio-Cultural Standards
(2023-03-12)Zambia celebrates Youth Day (2023) under the theme ‘Transforming Minds for Accelerated Youth Development’. With a little over a year of UPND’s government being in office, this year’s celebrations come at a time when the ... -
JCTR’s Observations on President Lungu’s Speech to Parliament on the Progress of National Values and Principles
(2019-03-21)On Friday, 15th March, 2019, the President of Zambia, Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, delivered his speech to Parliament on progress made in the application of national values and principles. Looking at the statistics cited in the ... -
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 ... -
“Is the Momentum on the APRM Slowly Dying Down?” Asks JCTR
(2011-02-01)Despite the commendable efforts made by National Governing Council (NGC) to popularise the African Peer Review Mechanism, more can and should be done. Educating citizens on such important processes should not only be a ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
30Ngwee Tax, Tariff or Levy on Internet Calls
(2018)There had be an uproar regarding the government's decision to introduce a levy on internet calls. This has been after the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services, who is also the chief government’s spokesperson, ... -
Developmental Policies and Priorities Have Left the Youth Behind
(2019-03-11)Zambia will join the rest of the world in commemorating the Youth Day on Tuesday, 12th March, 2019. The Zambian youth faces numerous challenges which include, high unemployment, limited opportunity to access and attain ...
