STOP PUPILS FROM STARVING-NUPPEZ

By Daily News Reporter

The National Union of Private and Public Educators of Zambia –NUPPEZ has urged the government to review the K1000 boarding fees or finance requirements for all public boarding schools in the country to stop pupils from starving.

"This has made it difficult for school authorities to sustain healthy feeding of the children," he said.

Speaking to the media in Lusaka, NUPPEZ Executive President Victor Muyumba said with the increasing cost of living, boarding schools were by the second term of 2023 unable to operate effectively as the fees are insufficient to support their day to day running.

He also called on the parents to consider making donations to the boarding departments of various schools in term one of 2024.

Meanwhile, Mr. Muyumba has also challenged leadership at all local authorities especially the Lusaka City Council to save their cities from filth, resulting in high cholera cases thereby causing a prolonged closure of schools.

Mr. Muyumba added that there should be no further extension of the school holiday after February 12th, saying the government through councils needs to aggressively address sanitation challenges failure to which the country will continue to witness high cholera cases and the continued closure of schools.

"No extension of the school holidays after February 12th," Muyumba said.