Kalyalya: Zambia must turn its resources into jobs and better livelihoods
Denny Kalyalya wants Zambia’s resources to deliver jobs and better livelihoods. The practical test is whether investment produces functioning services and lasting work.
Tag: CDF
Zambia targets practical skills and jobs, drawing lessons from Thailand
Zambia plans to prioritise practical skills training over five years. Musokotwane cites Thailand as a lesson in turning education into jobs and productivity.
Is CDF Money Reaching Small Farmers and Students?
With K30.6 billion in play and absorption running behind schedule, Kelvin Chisanga asks the question the 2027 budget cycle cannot avoid: is CDF money reaching small farmers and vulnerable students?
CDF Must Not Become a Blank Cheque for Infrastructure
As Zambia's Constituency Development Fund expands, similar infrastructure projects vary wildly in cost with no consistent standard. Kelvin Chisanga argues for national cost benchmarks, threshold-based scrutiny and public disclosure to…
Sunday Chanda Withdraws Kanchibiya Election Petition, Cites Doubled CDF From Delimitation
Former Kanchibiya MP Sunday Chanda has withdrawn his election petition, saying the constituency's split into two seats under Bill 7 delimitation could nearly double its CDF allocation.
The First 100 Days: Five Fiscal Decisions Waiting for Whoever Wins
The campaign ends on 13 August. The calendar does not. Five decisions with fixed dates that face whoever forms a government, and the tests to judge them by.
OAG Reports Simplified: How Zambia Audits the Constituency Development Fund
CDF has grown 25-fold since 2021 to K40 million per constituency. A plain-language guide to how the Auditor General audits Zambia's fastest-growing public fund.
What Zambia’s 2026 Election Costs, and the Bill That Never Ends
The ECZ will run the 13 August polls on K2.2 billion. But the 70 new constituencies are permanent, and the CDF arithmetic they force is the bigger number.
CDF Empowerment Grants and Loans: How to Actually Apply
K40 million per constituency in 2026, a fifth of it set aside for business grants and loans. The committees, the forms, the documents and the six reasons applications fail.