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January 19, 2021 CWN Editor's Note: “When the first wave of COVID-19 hit Zambia in March 2020, we all scampered and took cover,” stated the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection, based in Zambia (map). “Complacency has since set in, and we are now in harm’s way as COVID-19 has now resurfaced in Zambia with vengeance in a strain that is spreading more quickly and easily than the previous strains.” The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source (link above). About CWN news coverage.   Sound Off! CatholicCulture.org supporters weigh in. All comme...

JCTR executive director Fr Alex Muyebe THE Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has urged government to ensure that the Economic Recovery Programme (ERP) is implemented as Zambia enters 2021 to avoid repeating the failure of its predecessor, the Economic Growth and Stabilisation Plan (EGSP). In a statement, Wednesday, JCTR executive director Fr Alex Muyebe noted that the aspirations of the Economic Growth and Stabilisation Plan (EGSP), which preceded the Economic Recovery Programme, had not seen the light of day despite it being much-hyped, promising economic recovery, but achie...

By Chama Mundia JCTR’s Social Economic Development Programme Manager The cost of living for a family of five as measured by the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) for the month of November 2020 stood at K7, 126.62. This is a K66.31 increase from K7, 060.29 recorded in October. The increase in the basket is attributed to increase in the prices of food items such as beans which moved upwards by K71 from K109.86 to K180.58 for 3kg, vegetables increased by K30.39 moving from K430.19 to K460.58 per 40kg, kapenta increased by K25.53 moving from K191.40 to K216.93 per kg, bananas incr...

A Zambian woman poses for a photo holding produce cultivated on the Jesuit-run Kasisi Agricultural Training Centre. The center promotes organic, ecologically sustainable, no-till farming for small-scale farmers. (CNS photo courtesy Canadian Jesuits International) Jesuits in Africa are calling on the Catholic Church to press for better repayment terms on debt across the region after Zambia defaulted on a $42.5 million Eurobond coupon in November. The default sparked fears of a regional economic crisis and ripple effects on already struggling Zambians because of increased taxation and curtailed...