EASTERN ZAMBIA GRAPPLES WITH UNSTOPPABLE EARLY MARRIAGES
In Zambia’s Eastern Province, children as low as the age of 11 are married off due to a harmful tradition that persists, threatening the future of young girls. Child marriage,…
THREE TEACHERS ARRESTED FOR CHARGING PUPILS FOR IDs
Police in Chinsali District have arrested three teachers of Kenneth Kaunda STEM School in Chinsali District for going against the free education policy by charging pupils for their identity cards.…
LIVINGSTONE SPECIAL NEEDS BOY STRUGGLES TO ACCESS EDUCATION
10-year-old Jacob Likezo, a boy from Livingstone’s Dambwa Site and Service, who suffers from speech and hearing impairments has attempted to enroll at several inclusive schools to no avail because…
TWO KASAMA TEACHERS ABANDON WORK FOR ALCOHOL
Two government teachers in Kasama District of Northern Province were on Friday February 17, 2023 caught drinking alcohol in Chibote area instead of attending to pupils in class.One of the…
SCHOOL THAT BANNED DREADLOCKED PUPIL TO FACE LEGAL ACTION
A father is considering taking legal action against a school in Kasama for banning his son because of his hairstyle.Mr. Nathan Mubanga has told Diamond News in a telephone interview…