A strange plea from Edwin Sakala(ZDDM) to First Republican President Kenneth Kaunda to help revive UNIP :Mr. Sakala noted that UNIP is the only political party with a rich historical background and needs to be protected from total collapse. He said the party should not be allowed to die as... [view entry]

IMF Executive Board Completes Third Review Under the PRGF Arrangement with Zambia and Approves US$ 81.2 Million DisbursementPress Release 09/458December 14, 2009The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the third review of Zambia’s economic performance under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) arrangement. The completion... [view entry]

An interesting report last week that government is renewing the quest to revise the current K268,000 minimum wage. The problem is that the current minimum wage falls significantly below the basic food basket. Any new minimum wage must have some real punch whilst ensuring it does not lead to negative... [view entry]

The first of our two part annual Zambian Economist (McLaughlin) Awards are in two parts (last years awards here and here) :Biggest Winner of 2009Frederick Chiluba - love him or hate we cannot deny that this year he was successfully restored following his acquittal.Biggest Loser of 2009Maxwell Nkole lost the... [view entry]

A new thread for tracking the use of Constituency Development Funds (CDFs). This follows issues raised here.The CDF Committee in Kafue has handed over a police post to the Zambia Police Service in Mungu area. The police post was built at a cost of K48 million under CDF. More detail... [view entry]

The Zambia Alliance for Women continue the call for better access to land for women. A very important issue that goes beyond inequality. It strikes at the heart of the question on how the country can best ensure rural women are full players in development - some we touched we... [view entry]

The UK's Department for International Development (DfID) is pumping nearly £6m to implement the National Anti Corruption Policy (NACP):“I am pleased to announce that I have today approved a further programme of DFID support in the fight against corruption in Zambia. All of us, whether government, civil society, co-operating partner,... [view entry]

Another update to "proposition three" that demonstrates the poor conditions of mining workers :Times investigations revelaed that the workers concerned were those that worked for a Chinese-owned firm, Exploration Construction currently undertaking construction of LCM institutional facilities, who had complained of poor conditions of service.Investigations revealed that the workers were... [view entry]

Frederick Bantubonse on the need for stable mining policies :"The long-term outlook for copper mining in Zambia is still very uncertain despite assurances by the government. Investors don't have sufficient confidence...To restore investor confidence, there is need to look at the laws, and that we haven't done yet... We still... [view entry]

Interesting development in the hearse corruption scandal currently under investigation. The ACC earlier this week arrested Top Motors Managing Director for allegedly attempting to bribe an Anti-Corruption Commission officer with K50m million :Anti-corruption commission spokesperson Timothy Moono said the arrest follows investigations the commission has been conducting in the manner... [view entry]