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SATA Moves Provincial Ministers as 4 Teacher Colleges, 118 Schools Are Earmarked To Be Built In 2013
LUSAKA, Wednesday, November 14, 2012 – His Excellency Mr. Michael Chilufya Sata, President of the Republic of Zambia, reiterates the PF Government’s commitment to deliver development inclusively across the whole country.
The President says it is in this vain that his administration has undertaken to construct and complete secondary schools in all the ten (10) provinces of Zambia in order to enhance access to quality education for all.
During the period 2011 to 2012, a total of 83 schools have been under construction countrywide. Out of the 83 schools; 44 are almost finished and are scheduled for commissioning in January 2013. A further 35 secondary schools have been earmarked for construction countrywide in the period 2012 to 2013.
The number of secondary schools earmarked for construction in the period 2012 to 2013 Province by Province is as follows: Three (3) of the schools are in Central Province, Copperbelt (4), Western Province (3), Lusaka (3) and Luapula Province (5).
The rest are Eastern Province (3), Northern Province (4), Muchinga (4) North Western (3) and Southern Province (3).
The Head of State reveals that for the year 2013, the Government has further earmarked the construction on four (4) colleges to specifically train teachers in Mathematics and Sciences. The four colleges will be located in Kabompo, Nchelenge, Senanga and Katete.
“Our aspiration is to put together a well-organized, valuable and reliable public education system through substantial investments in educational infrastructure. As Government we have an obligation to structure and shape the future of our general populace, particularly the younger citizens, who constitute a greater part of our population,” President Sata says.
“This Government will not leave out any part of the country in distributing development and will work towards unifying our people even in the share of resources, and this is but only the beginning of tremendous efforts directed at rebuilding Zambia as a prosperous and inclusive nation, whose people will work hard together in unity across their diverse backgrounds.”
Meanwhile, President Sata has transferred Lusaka Province minister Hon. Colonel Gerry Chanda to Northern Province in the same capacity. Hon. Col. Chanda has swapped with Hon. Freedom Sikazwe, who is now the new Lusaka Province minister.
And President Sata has also swapped Eastern province minister Hon. Charles Banda with his Muchinga Province counterpart Hon. Malozo Sichone.
The changes are with immediate effect.
This is contained in a statement released by Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations George Chellah
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DC
November 14, 2012 at 3:37 pm
Good move mr presdo.
Chilufya
November 14, 2012 at 3:45 pm
Ba Lusaka Times, the heading is wrong or should I say misleading? Since when did provincial ministers become cabinet ministers? Looking at the headline, one would think the cabinet has changed but in actual sense the changes are at Deputy Minister level. Full ministers are the ones who are members of the cabinet.
chipolopolo
November 14, 2012 at 3:47 pm
Ba tumfweko provincial ministers are not at cabinet level, very misleading headline.
mosquito
November 14, 2012 at 3:58 pm
truly i was also suprised,the heading is mislesding,anyway who am i; now these daily changes are now becoming unbecoming its like the man appoints on experiment then he realise he was wrong he effects changes, soon masumba is going to coopperbelt
Bad man
November 14, 2012 at 4:08 pm
please get your facts right provincial ministers are not cabinet ministers you are misleading readers
am a serious PF DIE HARD.
November 14, 2012 at 4:35 pm
Good that PF has continued with the schools that RB left being constructed. Continuity is good because the fear was that PF would stop the good pojects that TB iniatiated. Thanks to Mr Sata for going ahead with RB’S school projects.We also thank RB for initiating the school projects.
MOJO
November 14, 2012 at 4:45 pm
Pliz consider building us a secondary school in mufulira constituency.This constituency comprises of major townships;kansuswa,kawama west,kalukanya,kamuchanga,kawama east and much of muf peri-urban cutting across northen part of mufulira town demacated by kitwe-muf road up to ndola-muf road and yet has no single secondary school built since time immemorial.
pompizo
November 14, 2012 at 5:04 pm
Build Universities too, even one, half the size of Unza will do. as long as it is a serious university not one whose graduates will have a tough time convincing would be employers were the place is. I do not support turning of colleges into varsities because we need colleges too.
ray-ray
November 14, 2012 at 5:30 pm
government, please consider making some business schools, maths and science, we have had it for a long time but it hasnt taken us far, today the world is business oriented, thats why the chinese cheat us, no negotiation skills, no ethics on creating win-win situations in business,,consider this!
mulamu
November 14, 2012 at 5:32 pm
Sata is riding on RB’s plan no two ways about it.chweee chweee RB.
DC
November 15, 2012 at 9:09 am
iwe do you expect the government to discard the projects started by the MMD, shallow thinking. GRZ will lose money
mulamu
November 14, 2012 at 5:39 pm
@pombizo i agree with u in totality,they shd build one in n/w province as well and let all zambian univarsities bear the unza seal but different compuses for the sake of recognition.
Os
November 14, 2012 at 6:17 pm
@Mulamu,do u think it will b wise to do away with progressive projects just becoz they were left by mmd?That’s an unwise way of doing things.Chiluba is gone.
Pemba Mamina
November 14, 2012 at 6:34 pm
The title is not misleading as some people claimed earlier;it’s just ok.However,this govt has a habit of givimg more to the thickets of northern zambia.He is a very tribal man.
TimZ
November 14, 2012 at 7:32 pm
It is good news indeed to hear dat a collage has been located in katete.
Sido
November 14, 2012 at 9:13 pm
Good ba sata continue with developmental projects.
Mpangula Mputyu
November 15, 2012 at 9:02 am
These reshuffles are getting on to my nerves. They are never ending and a waste of resources moving people around. By the time the incumbant finalises the schools for his children,he is moved again.
No time to be in the offices.
G
November 15, 2012 at 12:36 pm
Any idea where I can see the new map of Zambia? I’m still unaware of how far the new province stretches. Hope fellow bloggers can help me out.
Progress
November 15, 2012 at 12:57 pm
Mr President
No tribalism involved good move thumbs up to Clive, transform ZR into a viable company, no looking back VIVA PF
Ackson
November 21, 2012 at 4:35 pm
That’s the Man Of ACTION Zambians Voted for. GO GO GO GO GO GO …………………….. SATA FOR DEVELOPMENT, away with attacks from the rotting UPND leaders