Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) Digital Repository: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
October 2023 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket Statement: Government's Push to Address Immediate Cost of Living Needs Continues to Face Hurdles
(2023-10-31)The persistent issue of the cost of living in Zambia has been a recurring concern for the nation. Citizens have grappled with the challenges of affording basic necessities including mealie meal, and this long-standing ... -
JCTR Second Quarter Bulletin 2023
(2023-10-17)In July 2023, Zambia's Cabinet gave approval in principle for a bill granting public access to information, marking a significant step towards transparency and accountability. This bulletin discusses the importance of the ... -
September 2023 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket Statement: Seasonal Changes Continue to Exert an Influence On the Pricing of Both Food and Non-Food Items
(2023-10-16)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 September in Lusaka stood at K9, 146.06. In comparison ... -
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 ... -
Youth Unemployment in Zambia: The Case of Lusaka Province
(2023-10-06)While the problem of unemployment affects people of all age groups, the problem in Zambia affects the youths more than older age groups. Policies to reduce youth unemployment are required, not only to save youths from its ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Mapping the Wages with the Cost of Living
(2022-08-25)Based on the BNNB findings, the Centre conducted a study to compare the monthly wages citizens got from January to June, 2021 and the cost of living. The target group included nurses, teachers, marketeers, waiters, security ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Statement On Cabinet Approval in Principle of the ATI Bill
(2023-08-01)As the government prepares the draft Bill for introduction to the National Assembly, the ATI Coalition wishes to invite all members of parliament to keep the ideals of transparency, accountability and citizen participation ... -
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, ... -
First Quarter Bulletin 2023
(2023-06-27)The current climate crisis has resulted from, amongst other things, development models that are unsustainable. Zambia cannot squander both its natural and financial resources in its quest for economic growth. But corruption ... -
Non-Conviction Based Forfeiture of Assets as a Tool to Fight Corruption: Some Policy Considerations
(2023-06-26)Distinct from a forfeiture order, a non-conviction-based forfeiture of an asset occurs when a court confiscates assets of a criminal nature, even where no conviction has been obtained in relation to criminal conduct. The ... -
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 ... -
Poverty in Early-Childhood Development: A Perpetuator of Future Poverty
(2023-05-30)Zambia remains in debt distress and urgently requires debt relief. Weak fiscal discipline, excessive non-concessional borrowing, and falling copper prices caused external debt to jump from 6.7 percent of GDP in 2011 to ...
