. Munkombwe

By ANDREW PHIRI –
SOUTHERN Province minister Daniel Munkombwe has advised teachers not to be stagnant but further their studies if they are to serve their communities better.
Mr Munkombwe said the Government had already shown its commitment to improve the living standards of teachers by increasing their salaries, hence the need for teachers to upgrade their standards.
Mr Munkombwe said this on Thursday in Kazungula when he toured the newly built Kazungula secondary school and other developmental projects.
He said the Government was aware of the many challenges schools faced, but it was important for school authorities to have a quick response to the challenges using what is available on hand.
“It is up to you as teachers to utilise what you have available on hand to see that these challenges are overcome. There must be a quick response to the challenges,” Mr Munkombwe said.
Mr Munkombwe also urged the teachers to educate the community that the Patriotic Front Government was working at reducing people’s suffering.
“Let us not be a group of complainants, but let’s try to utilise what we have. I want you the teachers to help interpret to the community that this is a working Government,” Mr Munkombwe said.
Earlier, Kazungula District Education Board Secretary (DEBS) Samson Sakala said the community was happy to have a boarding secondary school for the first time in the existence of Kazungula as a district.
Mr Sakala said poor water supply and the lack of furniture for all the newly-built classrooms were some of the challenges at the school.
“This is the only school of this nature in this district. We have a few challenges though on water and the sewer lines.
Currently, we get water using a water bowser because we tried to sink a borehole but the water was salty. But I can say that these things are being worked on,” Mr Sakala said.
Some of the projects the minister visited were the newly-constructed modern settlement village for people who were displaced to pave way for the construction of the Kazungula Bridge.
Others included the newly-installed scanning machines for the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) at the border and the ongoing erection of Zesco power lines to Sekute Primary School in Chief Sekute’s area.