The President of the republic of Zambia Mr. Edgar Lungu launched the Seventh National Development Plan (7NDP) on 21st June 2017. The 7NDP for the period 2017- 2021 is the successor to the Revised Sixth National Development Plan, 2013-2016 (R-SNDP) following its expiry in December 2016. The 7NDP is aimed at attaining the long-term objectives as outlined in the Vision 2030 of becoming a “prosperous middle-income country by 2030”.
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Food balance sheets present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country’s food supply during a specified reference period. The balance sheet is useful in assisting to target government polices with regards to food Security.
The Seventh National Development Plan departs from sectoral-based planning to an integrated (multi-sectoral) development approach under the theme “Accelerating development efforts towards the Vision 2030 without leaving anyone behind”. The integrated approach recognises the multi-faceted and interlinked nature of sustainable development which calls for interventions to be tackled simultaneously through a coordinated approach to implementing development programmes. Through the use of the integrated (multi-sectoral) development approach, the 7NDP has the advantage of considering the comparative and competitive advantages of the regions in allocation of resources towards implementation of the multi-sectoral strategies and setting in motion a series of mutually supporting activities in different sectors with the general objective of delivering the national agenda. Ultimately it is envisaged that the integrated development approach in the 7NDP will help change the focus of government line ministries and provinces from competing with each other to coordinated harmonisation (working together).
FullScreen ModeOn 17th March 2017, H.E President Edgar C. Lungu addressed the National Assembly as provided for in articles 8,9 and 86 subtitle (1) of the national constitution on values and principles.
On the 11th of November 2016, the Minister of Finance, Hon. Felix Mutati MP, delivered the 2017 Budget Address to parliament and the rest of the country. The theme of the 2017 National Budget is “Restoring Fiscal Fitness for Sustained Inclusive Growth and Development”. In order to restore economic stability, the Government has designed an Economic Recovery Programme dubbed “Zambia Plus”. This Programme is aimed at ensuring sustained and inclusive growth. Zambia’s economic recovery programme ‘Zambia Plus’ is a home grown plan designed with the objective of attaining inclusive and sustained growth by Zambians and complimented by cooperating partners.
The Minister of Finance on 11th November, 2016 presented the National Budget to the National Assembly. The National Budget contains the plans that Government is proposing to carry out in 2017. These plans include key changes in the way Government will raise and spend money. Citizens are, therefore, encouraged to read this booklet, which has been produced to make it easier for them to understand the proposed 2017 National Budget. All citizens should tell their area Member of Parliament of any concerns that they may have with regard to the Budget. This will help their Member of Parliament to discuss the citizens’ ideas on the proposed Budget during the Parliamentary debates. Citizens are also encouraged to listen to Parliament Radio in order to follow the debates by Members of Parliament on the proposed National Budget.
On 30th September 2016 the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) released the Auditor General’s report for the year 2015. The report reveals that a total of K881 million has come under query compared to the K266 million and K549 million that came under query in 2013 and 2014 respectively. The report further shows that there has been an increase in Undelivered materials and Irregular payments in 2015 compared to the last 2 years, while Unvouched expenditure has remained the same as previous years.
This Survey Report provides a brief background of China and its contribution to Africa and Zambia in particular. This provides a rich background to generate an appreciation of the rich history that China has and how other countries can learn from this to advance their economic interests. This report provides empirical evidence on the integration of Chinese nationals in Zambia. The report documents socio-economic and demographic trends that influence the integration of Chinese nationals into the local Zambian society. This report also discusses the factors that influence the contribution of the Chinese communities to social, cultural and economic fundamentals of Zambia.
The 2017 budget is anchored on equitable growth and development across the entire country. The government of the republic of Zambia is cognizant of the challenges involved in its economic recovery programme and has instituted measures to scale up social safety nets to protect the poor in line with the Patriotic Front’s commitment as a pro poor government. Most of the studies of the optimum size of government made by reputable scholars in recent decades have indicated that total government spending should be no lower than 17% and no larger than about 30% of GDP. The 2017 national budget for Zambia stands at K64.5 billion or 27.7% of GDP which is close to the optimal government spending.