Zambia National Education Coalition (ZANEC) has welcomed government’s decision to commence the process of reviewing guidelines on the collection of contributions from schools by Provincial Education Officers (PEOs) and District Education Board Secretaries (DEBs). Coalition Executive Director George Hamusunga has however, appealed to the Ministry of General Education to consider discontinuing this practice because it is retrogress and undermines efforts ...

The Disability Rights Watch (DRW) has commended Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya for ensuring that the Mental Health Bill is presented to Parliament. The Bill has since passed first reading stage in Parliament. Disability Rights Watch program Coordinator Bruce Chooma says it is gratifying that the bill has finally been taken to parliament after so many years of lobbying. Mr. Chooma says ...