A CONSORTIUM of civil society organisations has called on government to communicate on the state of the economy and outline measures being undertaken to address the soaring cost of living which is causing “great hardship” for Zambians. The CSOs also say the high cost of living is worsened by the removal of vendors from the streets without adequate alternative trading places. This was contained in a statement signed by Chapter One Foundation Executive Director Linda Kasonde and CTPD Executive Director Isaac Mwaipopo on behalf of their organisations and ActionAid Zambia, Alliance for Community Action, Bloggers of Zambia, Council for Christian Churches in Zambia, Transparency International Zambia, NGOCC and Zambia Council for Social Development. “We, the undersigned Civil Society Organizations, note...