School
Zambian coverage mentioning school, gathered from every newsroom we follow.
14 stories indexed
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Education
173,000 Girls Assisted to Stay in School
The Keeping Girls in School-KGS-initiative has assisted over 173,000 vulnerable girls across...
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Africa & World
In Rwanda,govt schools have gotten so good that private schools are shutting down for lack of students.
In Rwanda, something rare is happening, government schools have gotten so good that private schools are shutting down for lack of students. It started in 2007 with free lower-secondary education, expanded to 12 years by 2012. But Rwanda didn’t just remove fees, it invested. Resulting…
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Politics
Counting Update Elections | Monze Boarding School
Counting is currently underway at Monze Boarding School Polling Station in Bweengwa Constituency. So far, President Hakainde Hichilema is leading with 228 votes, followed by NRPUP President Brian Mundubile with 24 votes, while Socialist Party President Fred M’membe has 1 vote. A total of 251…
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Health
Meningitis hits Mwense School, two learners dead.
THE Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of meningitis at Mwense Secondary School in Luapula Province, which has so far claimed two lives. Minister of Health Elijah Muchima said 17 patients are currently admitted at Mwense and Mansa General hospitals. Dr Muchima said the…
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Opinion
Keeping Girls in School: Musipi’s Story of Loss, Resilience and Hope
When the only thing standing in your way is an opportunity, everything can seem unachievable until that opportunity is given to you. For 14-year-old Musipi Mundia, that opportunity came through the Keep a Girl Child in School (KGS) programme. Musipi is a Grade 10 pupil…
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Business
From Idea to Action: Practical Business Tips from 1xBet Business School
A business often starts with one clear question: what do people need, and how can I provide it better, faster or more reliably? In Zambia, many business ideas come from everyday needs: food near busy areas, tailoring, phone repairs, delivery, fresh products or services that…
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Crime & Courts
ACC arrests teacher for getting bribe to recruit teacher
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has warned against paying bribes for employment after nabbing a secondary school teacher for soliciting K90,000 to hook up a victim’s
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Crime & Courts
Form Two Pupil Dies After Taking Suspected Poison
A tragic incident has unfolded in Lumezi District, Eastern Province, where a 19-year-old secondary school pupil has died after allegedly consuming a suspected poisonous substance. The student, identified as Clement Chibanga from Joseph Village in the Masutwe area, passed away while receiving…
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Politics
When War Came to Zambia: Chikumbi, Kavalamanja and the Price We Paid for African Freedom
There is a danger in living in a peaceful country for too long. Peace begins to look normal. A child born in Zambia today can grow into adulthood without hearing bombs falling from the sky. He can go to school
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Politics
Commander Tilo Secures Corpus App for First-Year Natural Sciences Students
Former University of Zambia Student Union (UNZASU) Secretary General, Titus Chisha, has secured an app called Corpus meant to help students in the School of Natural Sciences to study under the 13th Intake movement initiative. Corpus is a mobile study app built for UNZA students…
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Education
UNZA restores water and sewer systems, welcomes students back
The Zambia National Students’ Union (ZANASU) has declared the school ready to receive students following an inspection of the institution and ongoing infrastructure works. Speaking during a media briefing, UNZA Vice Chancellor Prof.Mundia Muya said, the university’s infrastructure had come under immense pressure due to…
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Opinion
The quiet decline of a lifelong habit in the digital age
There was a time when reading was more than a school requirement. Many young people spent hours immersed in novels, fairy tales and other books simply for the joy of reading. Today, that culture is slowly changing. Across Zambia’s university campuses, students are spending less…
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Crime & Courts
Referee Beaten to Death at Football Tournament in Chipangali
A 55-year-old referee, Donald Tonga, was allegedly beaten to death by players and supporters during a replayed match at the Andrew Lubusha football tournament yesterday. The incident occurred between 12:05 and 13:30 hours at Mchenga Primary School Grounds in Chief Mafuta’s area, during a game…
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Business
Colgate-Palmolive, in Partnership with Shoprite, Launch your share of 800 000 Kwacha Scholarship Campaign in Zambia
Colgate-Palmolive Zambia, in partnership with Shoprite Supermarkets, has launched a nationwide Scholarship Campaign that turns everyday toothpaste purchases of any two Colgate toothpaste into opportunities for Zambian children to stay in school through a share of scholarships and prizes worth a total of 800,000 Kwacha…
