Government has procured about 6,000 computers to be distributed across the country in secondary schools.
ZANIS reports that Ministry of General Education Spokesperson Hillary Chipango said that government procured the computers to facilitate computer studies and subsequent examinations in the country.
Mr Chipango said that the computers will be distributed to selected secondary schools in all the ten provinces of Zambia to enhance Computer Studies.
He said that the computers will be in the country any time this August in readiness for use during examinations for computer studies next month.
And Mr. Chipango clarified that computer studies has been made optional and that only selected schools with computer facilities will conduct the examinations this year.
“Computer studies is no longer compulsory. It’s now optional and only those schools with computer facilities will conduct examinations this year to avoid what happened last year when some pupils were made to write their practical exams late in the night”, Mr. Chipango said.
He further said that this year practical examinations will be conducted for three -days to enable schools that don’t have enough computers to allow pupils write without inconveniencing them.
Mr. Chipango said the ministry has already put in place measures to ensure that malpractices are curbed during the three days of examination.
Inappropriate caption I must say
Rather inappropriate photo
At what price?
Computer Literacy classes should be made compulsory with increment as years progress. That is a win for Zambia.
Lusaka Times, I do not know who your editor is, or what number of staff you have. That Cation is wrong for this piece.
Everything is wrong example if the govt has sent our money on computers at least state the price and the specification…too much laziness!!