A useful ILO / UNICEF report on children's work in Zambia. Abstract :The report provides an overview of the child labour phenomenon in Zambia – its extent and nature, its determinants, and its consequences on health and education. The report also addresses the national response to child labour, and policy... [view entry]

"The only thing one can believe in the government controlled media are adverts".Courtesy of Watchdog Zambia. [view entry]

The latest edition of the ZDA Spotlight :ZDA Spotlight : October 2009 [view entry]

CAFOD's water provision is making a difference in Kalisowe, a tiny village in the Monze :Zambia: Water Making a Difference [view entry]

The Lufwanyama Municipal Council has suspended its Director of Works and Supply and two other senior officers for allegedly stealing K338m meant for the construction of seven low cost houses in the area. This follows an audit report which revealed financial irregularities in the construction of the seven houses. More... [view entry]

A Chinese firm is apparently undertaking a feasibility study of developing the Lumangwe Falls hydro-power project in Kawambwa. Once operational the project may generate around 200 mega-watts. Unfortunately the announcement appears to come from the District Commissioner. One is always skeptical of these announcements until the President arrives on the... [view entry]

A new report from the World Bank and African partners, Africa's Infrastructure: A Time for Transformation, highlights the findings of a 24-country study (including Zambia) and urges increased investment in four critical areas: energy, transport, water, and information and communications technology.Additional comments to follow after a proper read. [view entry]

The Bank of Zambia Quarterly Brief as released this week. Nothing out of the ordinary that has not been covered previously, but quite useful in terms of bringing the statistics together. Particularly noticeable though is the substantial reduction on year-on-year foreign direct investment flows from $4.3bn to $1.4bn.BOZ Quarterly Brief... [view entry]

Press Release from The JCTR :“WHOSE INTERESTS IS ZAMBIAN POLITICS SERVING?” ASKS JCTRZambian 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... [view entry]

Hon Joseph Katema MP has warned the Governmment that Chingola residents are ready to challenge it in court over its failure to share mineral royalty collected from KCM with the local authority.“Previously, we had development agreements signed by government with mining conglomerates but when we ushered in the Mining and... [view entry]