Fact Checking – Alliance for Community Action

May 14, 2024
Chanda Chongo
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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
Chanda Chongo
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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
acazambia
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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
acazambia
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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
acazambia
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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 […]

March 29, 2022
acazambia
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We have found “the Office of the Filer” and we looked at the files!

The current “Office of The Filer” is the Registrar of the Supreme Court, who is appointed by the Chief Justice in accordance with Section 11(2) of the Parliamentary and Ministerial […]

February 24, 2022
acazambia
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ZLDC review of the Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Act Fact-Checks

Does the ZLDC Report propose decriminalisation of bigamy? Following the release of the Zam Law Development Commission review of the Penal Code & Criminal Procedure Acts, the debate suggests that […]

October 13, 2021
acazambia
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It is an offence not to display the presidential portrait in Zambia?

Following allegations that some Choma UPND youths attempted to close the local Debonairs franchise on account of not displaying the presidential portrait on the business premises, we republish a fact-check […]

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