22 Oct 2026Government has tabled a K19.9 billion supplementary budget, with K14.7 billion to pay farmers for a record 2.7 million tonnes of maize sold to the FRA, funded mostly by K18…
19 Oct 2026The 2025 audit records K3.56 billion in unpaid health obligations, K626.64 million in uncollected mining penalties and weaknesses in farm-input support. Read our analysis and download the full report.
8 Oct 2026With 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?
7 Oct 2026Opening the 2027 Budget Hearings, Secretary to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa told ministries to do more with less. Resources are projected at K271.9 billion, but arrears, social cash transfers, CDF…
6 Oct 2026Acting Auditor General Patricia Malaila closed the OAG Budget Preparation Meeting with a call for prudent prioritisation, realistic costing and justified budget provisions that protect core audit functions.
20 Sep 2026Three MCDSS officials arrested after K16,794,000 in Social Cash Transfer funds went missing in Itezhi-Tezhi. ACC restricts houses and vehicles linked to the suspects.
13 Sep 2026As 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…
10 Sep 2026Zambia has moved to protect former Presidents, Vice-Presidents and Speakers from post-service economic insecurity. The harder question is how it pays for that protection without quietly building an unfunded political…
28 Aug 2026By The Zambian Economist Analyst Key takeaways The Constitutional Court has ordered Dr Ron Mwambwa to immediately cease acting as Auditor General and vacate the office, after the Law Association…
27 Aug 2026A Zambian economist goes looking for a tax philosophy in the Torah and returns with a provocative case for a 10 percent benchmark, transparent church reporting and welfare that graduates…