Fact Checking – Alliance for Community Action

June 20, 2024
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The Speak Up Youth Fact Sharing: Zambia’s Debt Restructuring Process

By Maila Pride, Citizen Journalist According to Reuters News Agency, debt restructuring involves negotiating with creditors to reduce interest rates, extend repayment terms, or decrease loan balances. The aim is […]

June 18, 2024
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The Speak Up Youth Fact Sharing: The Keeping Girls in School (KGS) initiative

By Erastone Gwangwazu, Citizen Journalist BackgroundThe Keeping Girls in School (KGS) initiative, under the Girls’ Education and Women’s Empowerment and Livelihood (GEWEL) project, is an initiative funded by the World […]

June 16, 2024
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The Speak Up Youth Fact Sharing: Children’s Code Act Fact Share

By Maila Pride, Citizen Journalist The Children’s Code Act, No. 12 of 2022, is a landmark piece of legislation enacted by the Zambian Parliament to consolidate various laws addressing the […]

May 14, 2024
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The Speak Up Youth Fact Sharing: The Little-Known Legal Provisions on Anti-Corruption in Zambia

By Patricia Kachenjela, Citizen Journalist. Legal Framework: Zambia’s Anti-corruption Act No. 3 of 2012 defines corruption broadly, encompassing solicitation, acceptance, giving, promising, or offering gratification as bribery or inducement. The […]

May 13, 2024
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The Speak Up Youth Fact Sharing; Was Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa Right in Denying His Brother Access to CDF?

By Mubita Kabika, Citizen Journalist. Was Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa right in denying his brother participation and possible access to the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) contracts? Background Matero […]

November 3, 2022
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Did Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Beat any Others to be Awarded Best Airport in Africa?

Claim being Checked: Did Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Beat any Others to be Awarded Best Airport in Africa? Background: On Wednesday 2nd November 2022 a news story was published to […]

May 17, 2022
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Can citizens check declarations of MPs and Ministers at the National Assembly and the Electoral Commission of Zambia?

Claim being checked: Can citizens check declarations of the assets, interests, liabilities, and income of Members of Parliament and Ministers at the National Assembly and the Electoral Commission of Zambia? […]

March 30, 2022
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Have all Ministers Declared their Assets and Liabilities in accordance with the Law?

Background: On 6th March 2022, Chapter One Foundation released a press statement that stated that there was low compliance with the Parliamentary and Ministerial Code of Conduct Act among Cabinet […]

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