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The Centre for Trade Policy and Development is a non-profit making, membership-based trade policy think tank which aims to promote equitable,pro-poor trade policies and practices.

๐Ÿšญ SPOTLIGHT: LUSAKA MAYOR CHITAMBALA MWEWAZambia ratified the WHO FCTC in 2008. Today, its new Lusaka Mayor is championi...
08/10/2026

๐Ÿšญ SPOTLIGHT: LUSAKA MAYOR CHITAMBALA MWEWA

Zambia ratified the WHO FCTC in 2008. Today, its new Lusaka Mayor is championing smoke-free public spaces.

Mayor Mwewa has long advocated for stronger to***co control, now leading from the front at Lusaka City Council.

This is what sustained advocacy looks like. ๐Ÿ‘

A smoke-free Lusaka is a healthier Lusaka.

Hereโ€™s a sneak peek into some of the to***co-control advocacy activities Mayor Mwewa has been involved in.
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Kalemba Campaign for To***co-Free Kids Lusaka City Council Ministry of Health Zambia
Mwewa Television Young Professionals Network Zambia Centre For Primary Care Research - CPCR Master Chimbala Foundation Hakainde Hichilema

The latest pollution incident involving Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in Chingola evokes a familiar and troubling sense of ...
06/10/2026

The latest pollution incident involving Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in Chingola evokes a familiar and troubling sense of dรฉjร  vu. On 28th September 2026, KCM reported a pipe leak at its Tailings Leach Plant and an overflow from the Pollution Control Dam, which discoloured the Kafue River, a vital source of water for thousands of Zambians and agricultural production.

The Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) confirmed elevated turbidity and conductivity, collected samples, issued
restoration orders, and invoked the Polluter Pays Principle. Necessary as these measures were, they remain reactive.

They addressed contamination without confronting the regulatory and economic conditions that make such disasters to recur with grim predictability.
Read more in our latest Monday Opinion authored by CTPD Researcher for Climate Change and Environment Solomon Mwampikita.๐Ÿ‘‡
https://ctpd.org.zm/publication/237/index

06/10/2026

We welcome this important public health message from the Lusaka City Council. Protecting people from second-hand smoke is everyoneโ€™s responsibility. No one should be forced to breathe to***co smoke in public spaces.

As CTPD, we call for the need to strengthen enforcement and awareness to keep public spaces smoke-free. Smoke-free spaces protect everyone. Letโ€™s keep Lusaka healthy and to***co-free. Mwewa Television๐Ÿšญ

๐ŸŽ‰CTPD at the 14th Pan-African Conference on Illicit Financial Flows and Taxation (PAC 2026)CTPD is contributing to criti...
01/10/2026

๐ŸŽ‰CTPD at the 14th Pan-African Conference on Illicit Financial Flows and Taxation (PAC 2026)

CTPD is contributing to critical conversations at , currently underway in Dakar, Senegal, focusing on โ€œClosing the Policy Gap: New Evidence on E-Cigarettes, Health Equity and Fiscal Policy in Africa.โ€

Our M&E Manager Isaiah Mbewe, participated in the session, which explored how targeted health taxes can help address the growing use of novel to***co products while strengthening domestic revenue mobilization to support healthcare.

The session also launched a synthesis report on the socioeconomic assessment of e-cigarette use and related policies in Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, and Zambia, bringing together evidence and policy perspectives to inform action on e-cigarettes, health equity and fiscal policy across Africa. Tax Justice Network Africa

Zambia has made significant progress in advancing electricity market reforms. The Electricity Open Access Regulations we...
30/09/2026

Zambia has made significant progress in advancing electricity market reforms. The Electricity Open Access Regulations were enacted in 2024, followed by the launch of the framework in February 2025. Final operating procedures have also been published, while several transmission infrastructure investments are either planned or already underway.

The priority now is to ensure effective implementation by enabling users to access information on available network capacity, secure fair and non-discriminatory access, manage and settle imbalances, and clearly understand the full cost of electricity delivery.

This weekโ€™s Monday Opinion, authored by CTPD Head of Research Ibrahim Kamara, examines what must work between a generator and an eligible buyer to ensure reliable electricity delivery.
Read More๐Ÿ‘‰ https://ctpd.org.zm/publication/236/index

30/09/2026

As Zambia braces for potentially severe El Niรฑo-related weather, are we doing enough to reduce our reliance on hydropower?

CTPD Research Associate Dr. Stephen Kambani addresses this key question in tonightโ€™s episode of the Peopleโ€™s Space podcast.

Listen to the podcast dropping tonight on our YouTube channel at 9 PM CAT.
Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwgCzIfvDss

29/09/2026

Development Gateway๐Ÿ“š In September 2026, the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) held a series of virtual training sessions to strengthen evidence-based reporting on to***co control for media practitioners across Africa using the To***co Control Data Initiative (TCDI) dashboard.

๐ŸŒ Earlier in the month, a training session was conducted for Francophone media practitioners in Senegal and the DRC, facilitated by Fatou Banรฉ Camara (Programme national de lutte contre le tabac du Sรฉnรฉgal, consultante-formatrice), Fanta Sylla (CRES), and Dr Sylvain Tshisekedi (CSEA, DRC). A subsequent session for Anglophone countries was led by key to***co control experts Philip Jakpor (Founder & Executive Director, Development Initiative), Rachel Kitonyo-Devotsu (Senior To***co Control Advisor, TCDI), and Thomas van Huyssteen (Country Lead for TCDI South Africa).

๐Ÿ“Š Grounded in the WHO FCTC and MPOWER frameworks, the programme covered the evolving context of to***co control reporting, highlighted the role of reliable data in journalism, and offered practical demonstrations on using the TCDI dashboardโ€™s country pages.

๐Ÿ“ By equipping participants with essential skills in data interpretation, source verification, and story construction, the training laid the groundwork for a collaborative cross-border media network.

CRES | Development Gateway | Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa |World Health Organization African Region.
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Thank You for Making a Success!As we reflect on the , we extend our appreciation to all delegates, speakers, partners...
25/09/2026

Thank You for Making a Success!

As we reflect on the , we extend our appreciation to all delegates, speakers, partners and sponsors whose commitment and participation made the conference a success.

From meaningful dialogue to knowledge sharing and collective action, brought together stakeholders from across Southern Africa and beyond to advance conversations on to***co taxation, public health and domestic resource mobilization.

Your contribution continues to strengthen the call for evidence-based to***co tax policies for a healthier and stronger Southern Africa.

Together, we move the conversation forward.
Tax Justice Network AfricaCampaign for To***co-Free KidsATCA - African To***co Control Alliance African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) The African Capacity Building Foundation Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa Centre For Primary Care Research - CPCR To***co Control Data Initiative - TCDI Development GatewayNamibia Development Foundation

This weekโ€™s Monday Opinion, authored by CTPD Head of Research Mr. Ibrahim Kamara, examines a distinction that is becomin...
23/09/2026

This weekโ€™s Monday Opinion, authored by CTPD Head of Research Mr. Ibrahim Kamara, examines a distinction that is becoming central to Zambiaโ€™s energy and industrialization debate: installed electricity capacity is not the same thing as dependable power and dependable power is not the same thing as electricity that can actually reach a mine, smelter, factory or household when it is needed.
Read More ๐Ÿ‘‰https://ctpd.org.zm/publication/235/index

22/09/2026

๐Ÿ“ข ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐ : ๐–๐ก๐จ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ง๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐“๐จ๐›๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ ๐“๐š๐ฑ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐‘๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ

Well-designed to***co taxes offer a double benefit: they reduce the consumption of products that cause preventable illness while generating domestic revenue that governments can invest in health and other public services.

As external health financing declines and noncommunicable diseases place growing pressure on national budgets, this is an option African governments cannot afford to overlook.

In our latest blog, Jephiter Tsamwi draws on discussions and commitments from to examine what makes to***co taxation effective, who should benefit from the revenue, and how tools such as TETSiM can support evidence-based reforms.

Read the blog: https://tjna.me/4yVxnIm

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