Government complex.
Zambia needs smart expenditure
THE suspension of inputs into the November payroll for the civil service will have a negative impact to workers who were expecting to receive loans and advances. (more…)
Government complex.
Prudent financial expenditure critical
THE decision taken by Government to reduce the number of guests to the Africa Freedom Day investiture ceremony this Saturday by 90 percent is indeed commendable and evidence of its resolve to implement austerity measures. (more…)
FREDSON Yamba.
Public officers must account for expenditure – Yamba
CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka
PUBLIC officers who fail to provide information on various activities conducted in their institutions to the Auditor General risk being prosecuted and imprisoned for up to five years if they are convicted, Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba has said. (more…)
KELVIN Siwale.
Role of community in public expenditure monitoring
Analysis: KELVIN SIWALE
THE public has a big role to play in monitoring public expenditure. According to Ritva Reinikka and Nathanael Smith, the concept of public expenditure tracking surveys in education was applied in Zambia, Uganda and Peru.
CHIKWANDA
Public sector expenditure projected at K53bn
KALONDE NYATI, Lusaka
GOVERNMENT public sector expenditure on procurement has continued to rise with this year’s expenditure projected (more…)
LUNGU
Lungu calls for prudent fundraising, expenditure
DIANA MUTAKAFIMBO, Lusaka
PRESIDENT Lungu says the Patriotic Front (PF) is determined to raise funds to help the needy in society without dipping into the State coffers.
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AG report exposes financial snags in parastatals
ALVIN CHIINGA, Lusaka
THE Auditor-General (AG)’s latest report on parastatal and other statutory bodies has revealed poor financial performance by several parastatal and other statutory bodies in 2013.
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