THE Non-Governmental Gender Organizations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) says the absence of an allocation towards a standalone referendum in the 2025 national budget demonstrates that government lacks commitment to fulfil its promises. And the organisation says the proposed national budget attempted to be realistic to the prevailing socio-economic constraints while denying the Gender Based Violence problem the attention it deserved. Minister of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane on Friday, 27th September 2024, presented the 2025 national budget under the theme: “Building Resilience for Inclusive Growth and Improved Livelihoods.” In a statement Sunday, NGOCC Executive Director Anne Mbewe Anamela, said government should not treat its citizens to pledges it has no intention of fulfilling as that amounts to a lack of...