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Late Malawian-born Jesuit Who Ministered in Zambia Eulogized as “beacon of hope; devoted advocate for justice, dignity”

Nov 11, 2024

Fr. Alexander Muyebe, the Malawian-born member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) who died on November 8 has been eulogized for his commitment to justice and human dignity in Zambia, where he served as the Executive Director of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR).

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Zambia’s Agriculture Suffering “profound, far-reaching” Effects of “El Niño-induced dry spell”: Jesuit Scholars

Apr 6, 2024

Zambia’s agricultural sector, the economic backbone of the Southern African nation, is suffering due to drought, officials of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) have said. 

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Zambia’s “alarming rise” in Prices Putting Dignity of Vulnerable at Stake: Jesuit Scholars

Mar 3, 2024

Officials of the Zambia-based Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) have expressed concern about what they describe as an “alarming” hike in prices of good and services in the Southern African nation.

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Zambia’s Rising Cost of Living “undermines dignity”, Jesuit Scholars Urge Support Programs

Feb 19, 2024

The rising cost of living in Zambia is undermining the dignity of the citizens of the Southern African nation, officials of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) based in the country’s capital, Lusaka, have said.

Fr. Alex Muyebe, Executive Director of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR). Credit: JCTR

Stemming “rapid urbanization” among Strategies to Address Cholera in Zambia: Jesuit Priest

Jan 23, 2024

Taking strategies to empower the rural populations in view of stemming rural-urban migration can help address the recurring challenge of cholera in Zambia, a member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in the Southern African nation has said. 

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Commit to Mitigating High Cost of Living Challenges: Jesuit Scholars to Zambian Government

Jan 12, 2024

Jesuit scholars in Zambia are urging the government of the Southern African nation to remain committed to alleviating challenges related to the high cost of living in 2024. 

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Jesuit Scholars Concerned about Gap Between Wages and Food Prices in Zambia

Dec 4, 2023

Officials of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) have expressed concern about the growing disparity between Zambian workers’ wages and the prices of food in the country.     TRANSLATE with x English Arabic Hebrew Polish Bulgarian Hindi Portuguese Catalan Hmong Daw Romanian Chinese Simplified Hungarian Russian Chinese Traditional Indonesian Slovak Czech Italian Slovenian Danish Japanese Spanish Dutch Klingon Swedish English Korean Thai Estonian Latvian Turkish Finnish Lithuanian Ukrainian French Malay Urdu German Maltese Vietnamese Greek Norwegian Welsh Haitian Creole Persian   //   TRANSLATE with COPY THE URL BELOW Back EMBED THE SNIPPET BELOW IN YOUR SITE Enable collaborative features and customize widget: Bing Webmaster Portal Back //     Esta página está en English   Traducir al Spanish         Afrikaans Albanian Amharic Arabic Armenian Azerbaijani Bengali Bulgarian Catalan Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Finnish French German Greek Gujarati Haitian Creole Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Italian Japanese Kannada Kazakh Khmer Korean Kurdish (Kurmanji) Lao Latvian Lithuanian Malagasy Malay Malayalam Maltese Maori Marathi Myanmar (Burmese) Nepali Norwegian Pashto Persian Polish Portuguese Punjabi Romanian Russian Samoan Simplified Chinese Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Tamil Telugu Thai Traditional Chinese Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese Welsh   Traducir siempre del English al SpanishPRO No traducir nunca del English No traducir nunca del www.aciafrica.org

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Zambia Church Leaders Call for Erection of Ramps in Voter Registration Centres

Nov 21, 2023

There is need for the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to erect ramps at voter registration centers to enable people living with disability access them, Church leaders in Zambia under the Christian Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG) have said.

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Jesuit Scholars Urge Zambian Government to Expedite Availability of “affordable” Foodstuff

Nov 5, 2023

The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection is calling on the government of Zambia to speed up the process of providing “affordable” maize flour, mealie meal, in the local market.

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“Prohibitively high”: Jesuit Scholars in Zambia on Living Costs, Urge “pro-poor policies”

Oct 21, 2023

Jesuit scholars in Zambia are urging the government of the Southern African nation to make economic policies that target the poor and other vulnerable members of society, in view of getting them out of their inhuman situations.  

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Jesuit Scholars Criticize Zambian Government’s Failure to Address Budget Loopholes

Oct 2, 2023

Members of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) have criticized the Zambian government’s failure to address challenges that impede the implementation of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in the 2024 budget before increasing the fund.

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Jesuit Entity Decries High Cost of Living in Zambia, Urges Government to Act Urgently

Sep 13, 2023

Officials of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) are decrying persistent high cost of living in Zambia. 

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Jesuit Scholars in Zambia Call for Establishment of Food Reserves amid Price Increase

Aug 30, 2023

Officials of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) are calling on the Zambian government to set up strategic reserves of food and essential commodities to cushion the Southern African nation against price fluctuations and supply shocks.

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Zambia’s Debt Relief Deal “opportunity to reduce cost of living": Jesuit Scholars

Jul 19, 2023

Officials of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) have said that the debt relief deal that Zambia has reportedly reached with her creditors provides an opportunity for the government of the Southern African nation to reduce the country’s cost of living.

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Jesuit Scholars in Zambia Decry Disparities in Education Sector, Urge Government to Act

Jun 18, 2023

Jesuit Scholars in Zambia have decried the disparities in the education sector across the Southern African nation, with urban areas being more advantaged than the rural.

Sir Gibson Mwila, JCTR Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, and Child-Safeguarding Focal Person. Credit: JCTR

Jesuit Entity in Zambia Warns of “increasing political interference” in Constituency Fund

Jun 3, 2023

Officials of the Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection (JCTR) in Zambia are warning of a “seemingly increasing political interference” in the handling of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in the Southern African nation.

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Jesuit Scholars Call for Inclusion of Marginalized in Zambia’s Budget Planning

May 12, 2023

The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) is calling on Zambia’s government to promote fairness during the budget preparation process by welcoming ideas from the marginalized and vulnerable.

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Jesuit Scholars in Zambia Want Debt Restructuring Delays Addressed to Lower Cost of Living

May 2, 2023

Officials of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) are calling on Zambia’s government to “address any impediments” in the country’s debt restructuring process.

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High Cost of Living Pushing Low-income Families in Zambia “into abject poverty”: Priest

Mar 31, 2023

The high cost of living in Zambia is likely to push low-income citizens “into abject poverty”, the Executive Director of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR), an institute that is engaged in research, advocacy, education, and consultancy on social issues, has said. 

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Women, Girls in Zambia “continue to bear the brunt”: Jesuit Scholars on Rising Living Cost

Mar 8, 2023

Women and girls in the Southern African nation of Zambia suffer the most from the rising cost of living in the country, officials of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) have said.