Zambia: Cities to Lose Grants

Already struggling city and municipal authorities could find themselves in even deeper financial waters, with Government suggesting at the weekend that it is time to wean them off such monthly support as the Equalisation Fund.

The Government feels that LusakaCity Council (LCC) and Kitwe City Council (KCC) and others have the potential to fend for themselves financially so that the savings can go to smaller councils strapped for means to raise the finances they need for their operations and salaries.

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