Syakalima upbeat on meeting Presidential directive on desks
By Michael Kaumba
ZNBC News
The Ministry of Education has assured the nation that it is on schedule to beat the December 2023 Presidential deadline to have desks in all schools countrywide.
Education Minister, DOUGLAS SYAKALIMA says the exercise of putting desks to all schools will be completed by November, this year.
Mr. SYAKALIMA says the manufacturing and distribution of desks is on schedule and the ministry is confident of beating the deadline.
The Minister is also happy that local manufacturers have risen to the challenge to supply schools with furniture after government banned the importation of desks.
Mr. SYAKALIMA spoke when he met school officials from JEMBO Secondary school which is run by Pilgrim Wesleyan Bible College in PEMBA District.