Lusaka Mayor, Chilando Chitangala has implored Secretaries to uphold professionalism in their practice of secretarial work.
Ms Chitangala stressed that Secretaries play an important role in the delivery of services in various institutions hence the call to remain professional.
Speaking last evening during the Zambia Institute of Secretaries (ZIS) night gala held at Government complex, Ms Chitangala said professional secretaries are the backbone of administrative excellence.
She further urged secretaries to continue learning and upgrading their qualifications.
The media reports that Ms Chitangala also encouraged secretaries to embrace the use of technology as they discharge their duties.
And speaking earlier, ZIS President, Josephine Mupeta expressed happiness with the number of secretaries that have registered with the institute.
Ms Mupeta indicated that the number of registered professional secretaries with the institute has overwhelmingly increased from 300 to 630.
She expressed confidence that the number of registered professional secretaries will continue to rise as the institute gains more recognition.
Ms Mupeta urged unregistered secretaries to register with the institute.
Don’t tell me Zambia still has secretaries! Some free Education, real free education: Even neighbouring South Africa has done away with the trade. Your laptop does everything a secretary would have done.
I ain’t joking. Try and apply for a secretarial course. You will be asked first of all “what is a Telephone Operator” ? Please start giving citizens relevant skills not free education
. These are know as executive Assistants…what katemba do you work in? Directors can not be their own Secretaries