ZSIC Life Limited and Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Corporation to be listed on the Lusaka Securities Exchange in 2019

The 2019 budget total is set at ZMW 86.8 billion or 28.9% of GDP

Social cash transfer funds increased from K550 million to K699.5 million in 2019 which will be contributed

Government proposes that from 2020 onwards, revision of fees and fines be indexed to inflation and adjusted every two years. #2019Nationalbudget UNICEF Zambia

Government to introduce an excise duty of 30ngwee per lt on non-alcoholic beverages

Govt to introduce sales tax #2019Budget

Mining Tax Regime: - Increase mineral royalty rates by 1.5% at all levels; - Introduce 4th tier rate at 10% to apply when copper price rises beyond US$7,500 per metric tonne; - Make mineral royalty tax nondeductible for income tax purposes; #2019NationalBudget UNICEF Zambia

In case you missed the 2019 National Budget speech presented to parliament last week on Friday, you can read the full speech here bit.ly/2NSuGF7

Our second article this week is on the impact of debt servicing on other development programmes. Look out for our article this today in the Daily Mail and News Diggers #DebtConcernsMe

Corruption endangers the functioning of any sector, weakens the public trust towards state institutions, and hinders the democratic and stable development of any country.

When communities work together to speak out on issues affecting them, stronger voices are generated to advocate and speak out to demand for accountability and transparency in public finance management. We can achieve more when we raise one voice.

Are you decision-maker in an NGO who is considering ways of making your organisation more sustainable? This 2-day programme on 'Enterprising Leadership' is designed especially with you in mind. Click link for details socialenterprise.academy/zambia/

#ShiftThePowerZambia song sets Namanongo alight,Barefeet Theatre wins humanitarian award, CSPR Zambia calls for more action towards the eradication of poverty. Read about this and much more in our latest Newsflash. Happy reading to you all! Click bit.ly/2yrG1lY

The fact that citizens are the main contributors to various sources of revenue does justify the right that citizens have to exert accountability on how public finances are being used and the quality of public goods and services being given to them. It is your right to speak up.

We are having a crucial discussion on building local resources and shifting the power at a meeting organized by GlobalFundCF.

On Nov 12, we are hosting a webinar on #DynamicAccountability for civil society organizations. Join us and discover how this approach can help transform accountability and transparency practices of CSOs. >> goo.gl/Py7d9n

Fantastic research on giving in Zambia, Bravo ZGF! Very informative Civil Collective

The ZGF team attending the 2018 APN Conference #GivingAndPower

To kick off the Global Accountability Week, join our open webinar today at 1:00pm CET to learn about #DynamicAccountability! Participate through this link >> bit.ly/2Pn0OBv #BeAccountable

It's important to promote the use of social accountability tools that will offer mechanisms to monitor the protection of citizen rights.