The Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) has welcomed the decision taken by government to postpone by a week the grade seven and twelve examinations.
ZNUT Secretary General, Roy Mwaba said it would have not been fair and conducive to allow pupils in examination classes to undergo examinations during voting in the forthcoming Presidential by-election.
Mr. Mwaba said this in an interview with the Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) in Lusaka today.
He noted that currently there is political anxiety in the country on who takes over as President adding that it is only wise that government has priotized the holding of elections.
“We recognize that the issue of hosting elections is of national importance as examinations. But as a union, we understand that government had to priotise the elections,” Mr. Mwaba said.
Mr. Mwaba however appealed to the Ministry of Education to ensure that the distribution of examination papers is done systematically as the exercise will be done at same tine as the distribution of election materials.
He further called on government to ensure that it pays allowances to teachers who will be engaged at polling stations during the Presidential by-election.
“Government should ensure that it motivates the teachers who will be engaged in the by-election by paying them allowances”.
“As a union we also feel that classrooms should not be used as polling stations as this will disturb the preparations of examinations, as we have to arrange the desks a week before the exams,” Mr. Mwaba said.
The Ministry of Education last week announced the changes to the 2008 examinations time tables for grade seven and twelve while the grade nine time tables remain unchanged.
The revision in the time table followed the declaration of October 30th, 2008 as the date for the presidential by-election.
The presidential seat fell vacant after the death of Dr Mwanawasa on Tuesday, 19th August, 2008, at Percy Military Hospital in Paris, France.
Dr Mwanawasa’s second term and final five year term of office was due to end in 2011.
The victor in the Presidential by-election will serve the reminder of the late Dr Mwanawasa term before being subjected to another national election if he/she is re-adopted by the sponsoring party in 2011.
Good idea, though.
That make sense, as our children won’t be carried away with this corruption from Rupia Banda,who is campaining on tribal lines and disributing sugars during elections,good idea.
Was inevitable as you cannot have the two running parallel with each other. Now vote with your heads not hearts. Ni HH chabe.
good
I disagree- Not a good idea at all. why disrupt education for future politicians at this crucial time? please allow students to sit for their exams. you are the same people who will be complaining of poor results!
Ba LT, Is that Kabwata Secondary School? long time I visited pa Zed.
#3 Connie, will u marry me? No politics in the house though.
#7 what makes you think Connie is the opposite sex? 🙂
Iyeee Tata, how sad, How I wish Levy did not die! Look now how his death has even affected our children’s well being in future!
# 8..LOL, WAS THINKING THE SAME
we shall surely vote with our stomachs
Ndate, I am sure you can throw a proper manifesto but not here. Be warned tho that you are dealing with a big woman.
child abuse ba manga, Muzaziletelela ba connie
Big can mean a lot of thing ba handsome.
Bunang’anifye ama teachers. What political anxiety is Mwaba talking about? Looking foward to be uled by a lunatic and uneducated president? You Zambians, you never cewase to amazed me.
Corerction in #15: Bunang’anifye ama teachers. What political anxiety is Mwaba talking about? Looking foward to be ruled by a lunatic and uneducated president? You Zambians, you never cease to amaze me.
At least some are still using their heads.
what is the difference between sata and rb
It is just okay to postpone for week just as they posponed to open the schools. You cannot avoid a natural disaster mind you.
connie your # i think I like you am also BIG forget Ndate llet throw my manifesto
I think they shud postpone elections instead! and how could comrade Rupiah set elections without consulting the examining authorities? atleast he has shown us how much he appreciates education. If i may ask which school & university was he at? What is his profession?
#14 Connie so you mean to say that you are not in age but with your BOTTOM POWER
more sugar on its way. kusefya pangwena will be sweet this weekend. Sugar daddy on his way to lubemba. zigolo to all the way to kasama.
#21. RB did not set the election date. The constitution did. Remember its 90 days from the death of the president.
Imwe lekani kufunanafunana apa! this blog is not for love seeks! lets talk about constructive issues that will contribute to national development and not busy plotting to put one another on ARVs. What if with the coming of PF ARVs will no longer be free, what are u going to do? Let’s focus on national issues and not bedroom issues all concentrating much on the zippers!
GO RP Go!
Power is so sweet and RB would like to exercise it within his given period. What am encouraging parent is to tell children to concertrate with their books and not politics.
Ba #24 correction. Its within 90 days from the death of the president. Check your arithmatics, it could have fallen even on the 6 th or 10 th of November.
Who is RP?
#25 Who invited you anyways.
FTJ for president
I for one think the Election commission should have thought of the national exams.This will just allow for more malpractice.
What is the current life expency for a person in Zambia? The last time I read about it, I got 42 years at the answer.
Now if 42 is the Life expency, then let us choose a candidate who is nearest to 42 yrs old.
Sata and Rupiah are in there 70s and this means they are about twice the life expextancy of a Zambian Citizen.
HH on the otherhand is about 45 yrs old which makes him the most appropriate candidate.
#12, you are big where?
#30 I don’t usually waste time exchanging words with less visionary and stone age minds like yours. I don’t live in utopia like you do. I guess You’re a PI as ur blog names suggests? Make sure u find ur space b4 change of gvt coz things ganna be real bad 4 u! As Zambians we gat pragmatic issue based matters to dedicate our energies to, not myopic chaps like u!
Sing with me pls:
HH rotten cow eeeya x10
HH rotten cow eeeya x 10
HH rotten cow eeeya x 10
HH rotten cow eeeya x 10
Its jst the normal thing to do.
IMWE NA NAMWE ZAMBIA IS NOT A KANTEMBA YOUR BY HH NEEDS SOME EXPOSURE HE IS TOO GREEN TO BE PRESIDENT.thE NIGGA CAN’T EVEN SELL HIMSELF HE NEEDS SOME EXPERIENCE AKALI NA NZELU ZA TUNTEMBA
BE REAL
i also wanna know, connie you big where n how?
#12 Connie with due respect musimbi, a big woman is all I need! Making a proper manifesto isn’t my problem. With due respect I rest my case for now
PABWAToooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
If the next president is to make sense, it can only be with a pact between PF and UPND. If other contenders have already shown malpractice then they are not worth-while.
We should learn to work together in Zambia, let’s put aside the desire for our person gain.
VIVA PF and UPND. No comrades anymore
by the way what the hell is RB doing by distributing sugar? If he is campaigning am sure that is not the right way of doing it and ECZ should look into this. And since when did sugar become a relief food? RB be careful we zambians are not fools and we are watching all your moves.
Breaking news: Sata endorses HH – ” Ine ninkota.” “Saleni Umwaiche Ukwete amaka.” (See www .hakainde. com for details)
So let us see what Hon. Sata’s people on LT will write about sense-making HH.
Vot HH for economic independence.
#9 Levy’s death has affected almost all aspects of our life whether you like it or not.
Fellow Zambians, please vote wisely and pray now for God’s guidance.Zambia calochesu.
Imwe #1 to 46 you are all fools. RBhas already won.Viva eastern Power!
#48 it takes a BIGGER FOOL to notice all these other ‘fools’
#48. You are also a fool.
PABWATOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Baby C is FOOL of unmaginable magnitude. unbelievable!
I think the opposition parties are being selfish. I mean we only have a few yeears before we hold our next elections. At the end of the day the ruling party will carry the day. I mean Sata is selfish. He has been in all the eras. All the change he promises is just that he is power hungry.
Zambians we can allocate that amount of money to infrastructure, health care and all the needs that a poor zambian who does not even have access to this IT phase as all of us writing these comments are able to. Think about it and think for the poor Zambians and not yourselves.
#8 and #10 these days people of the same sex can marry too-mad world
#53 Though i do understand your point there is need to follow normal channels in dealing with state issues.The main factor here is that we had to follow the constitution of our land.Apart from that your point is very valid and sensible
#5 Nanyanta and #32, Immigrant, I totally agree with you all the way. These exam seaters who will be subjected to mental agony and crap and are not directly affected with elections at this time. It will just distract them and they will just become the FUTURE ‘KAPONYA’S AND MISHANGA SELLERS AND THE KABOVAS’ and who is to BLAME if they do not do well in their exams?=====the SYSTEM of course!. Teachers are so excited to get the allowances which comes from themselves- the tax payers! they do not realise this! damn fools! WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE EXAMINATINS COUNCIL? HEADS SHOULD ROLL.
Sorry, spell check, last sentence should read WHO IS IN-CHARGE OF THE EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL? HEADS SHOULD ROLL.
Believe it or not(and i write thids with a deep sense of GRIEF, RB has alread won and what we are waiting for is just to fomally waste the K 400 BILLION!
All this is because the main opponents(SATA & HH) cant come together.
Shame indeed and i cry,weep and mourn the waste of this money.
Can you imagine what we could have done this money.
come that day and all you bloggers will remember this solemn post.
#57 Sorry, spell check, last sentence should read WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL? HEADS SHOULD ROLL.
number 24, NOT 90 DAYS FROM THE DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT BUT WITH IN 90 AFTER THE DEATH KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
Now, there shouldn’t be another leakage of exam papers
Handsome and Connie you already know each other, but dont use this blog for such issues.
No. 55 Chekwe Puta agrees with No. 53. In the Guardian Weekly Puta the reknowned lawyer says, to quote the newspaper lead story, “He (Puta) also said there was no need for people to oppose Banda and that such a move would mean double standards on the part of those claiming to admire the Late President’s legacy ..Puta also said the next president should have character and proven track record and added that one’s age could not be used as a barometer to determine their suitability for leadership. He said Ronald Reagan has remained one of the best American presidents who rose to power in his 70s”
Why Kitwe Boys’ Secondary School picture. Is it the only school still looking good? I love my old school.
#6, that is Kitwe Boys’ Secondary School. Picture taken in summer when Samuels and ba Chitalu were heading that school. Popular known as KBSS.
Mmmmm, yes now I remember seeing such a school as I was driving past on my way from Kalulushi. Yes that is KItwe Boys. Brings more Zed’s memories. Nosalgic.
#59 Corner Bar, Thanks for your correction. You obviously are more brilliant than me. Anymore errors in this one?
Mmmmm, yes now I remember seeing such a school as I was driving past on my way from Kalulushi. Yes that is Kitwe Boys. Brings more Zed’s memories. Nostalgic.
#68, KANGAROO/KOALA, who are you? writing my lines?
BA CHILUBA TUFILILE MUNSENGA!!!!! IMININENIFYA WE HAVE NO CHOICE
No more PABWATO. We now have a BRIDGE
#44 MALABISHI!
#6 thez no skool could Kabwata secondary school pa Zed maybe it was built last year.
Rubbish!!Does everything have to be printed outside the country!that’s just pathetic.Zedians…get real!!!
FTJ should come back.
Its very true, we need FTJ to ome finish zambia whereever he left it.
#42.You sound like a tonga who is hungry for tribal power.Be realistic and face the truth.Siunga faake mbeba na pusi pamozi.And know this chi Sata ni pusi olo ka HH ni ka koswe but bonse niba Niandule.Hahahaha