Zambia Media Critique

THE economics of Zambia’s Finance Minister, Alexander Chikwanda, fondly referred to as chikwandanomics by the Zambian online community can be confusing.  In his 2015 national budget address under the theme, Celebrating our Golden Jubilee as One Zambia One Nation by Making Economic Independence a Reality for All , he proposes to spend K46.7 billion representing an overall increase in expenditure of 9.3%. This increase in expenditure comes against a backdrop of a widening overall fiscal deficit and increasing inflation. Overall the budget carries a theme of continuity without major variations from the 2014 allocations across all sectors. The social sectors continue to receive lower funding as the government continues with its infrastructure development drive. Zambia currently spends half of her national budget on the public sector wage bill owing to a huge salary increment government gave some civil servants which has proved unsustainable and government had to borrow a billion ...

The Media Institute of Southern Africa MISA Zambia has taken an important step towards promoting and protecting media freedom and access to information by filing  a petition against the decision  by the State to bar independent and international media from covering the official opening of the Fourth Session of the Eleventh National Assembly. Here below is the full petition. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ZAMBIA      2014/HP/____ AT THE PRINCIPAL REGISTRY AT LUSAKA (CIVIL JURISDICTION) In The Matter Of Regulation 2 of Statutory Instrument No. 156 Of 1969 And In The Matter Of Article 28 (1), Article 20 and Article 23 of Part III for the Protection of the Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual under the Constitution of Zambia Cap 1 of the Laws of Zambia And In The Matter Of The Petition by MISA Zambia, Against The Decision of The State to bar Private Media From Covering The Official Opening of The Fourth Session of The Eleventh National Assemb...

  REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA           SPEECH FOR THE                                          OFFICIAL OPENING                         OF THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR. MICHAEL CHILUFYA SATA, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA ON FRIDAY, 19 TH SEPTEMBER 2014 MR. SPEAKER, IAM PRIVILEGED AND HONOURED TODAY TO BE WITH YOU AND THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ON THIS IMPORTANT DAY OF OUR NATIONAL CALENDAR TO OFFICIALLY OPEN THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. IT IS NOW THREE YEARS SINCE THE PAT...