Public Financial Management Consult Phone: +260976747893 Email: pfmgconsult@gmail.com 8th Street, Chelston Green, Lusaka FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: Wednesday 20th May 2020 The call for improved Fiscal Transparency is Justifiable   By Bright Chizonde THE call for improved fiscal transparency concerning the management of donations and other public funds meant for combating COVID-19 is justifiable. Zambia ranks among the least transparent countries in terms of public financial management and thus the public and other stakeholders are well within their right to demand for increased transparency. PFM-G Consult therefore commends the decision taken by her Honor the Vice President, Madam Inonge Mutukwa-Wina...

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By Kelvin Chisanga Communication Specialist Sunday 17th May, 2020 ZAMBIA’S economic landscape needs structural re-modelling! There are strong predictions and general feelings that inflation will not drop within the stipulated corridor policy blankets, as we are currently seeing an increase on prices in a number of commodities especially essential goods and services following the surge witnessed on the cost of forex value, as novel coronavirus is taking a serious economic toll globally. We are likely to witness a sustained upswing in inflation rate hovering around 15% or over to 16.9%, even though hopes are quite there to see a small...

Written by Author/Consultant: MUPONDA SYDNEY Cell: +260975016180 Email: kanjipondele@mail.com COVID-19 Reveals the Unseen Inequalities and Illiteracy at Zambia’s Higher Education Level THE coronavirus pandemic has exposed stark inequalities in Zambia’s educational system. Equally, the illiteracy levels at higher education based on a comprehensive definition that goes beyond reading and writing but use of digital spaces have clearly been exposed. In the previous edition we looked at how the vulnerable have been left behind due to the use of Television and E-learning platforms. The response was overwhelming with targets being primary and secondary school levels. However, the debate continues with the...

Leadership Movement (LM) President Dr. Richard Silumbeto offer relief support to floods hit areas,l https://rainbownewszambia.com/2020/05/16/leadership-movement-lm-president-dr-richard-silumbeto-offer-relief-support-to-floods-hit-areasl Posted by Derrick Sinjela on Saturday, May 16, 2020 *Leadership Movement to offer relief support to floods hit areas* *- Lusaka Saturday 16th May, 2020* The Leadership Movement (LM) come 2021 in government we have plans to mitigate and offer relief support to floods hit areas. LM is concerned with the currently situtation in some parts of our country that have been hits by floods which are receiving less attention from authorities. Fellow country men and women as we are experiencing floods we must be...

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REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE www.mof.gov.zm *STATEMENT ON COVID-19 DONATIONS* Lusaka, Friday, 15 MAY 2020 Through the Office of the Accountant General and the Controller of Internal Audit, the Ministry has been collecting reports on Covid-19 donations from other Ministries, Provinces and Agencies. In this regard, we have compiled a consolidated report of donations made to the Government of the Republic of Zambia for the period 1st March 2020 to 30th April 2020. The assessment of donations made towards the Covid-19 fight in Zambia has been done in accordance with the Public Financial Management Act, 2018, audit standards and...