Tue, 17 Oct 2017 15:10:32 +0000 By Mukosela Kasalwe GOVERNMENT attaches immense importance to the tourism sector because of its contribution to the national treasury and employment creation agenda for youths, says Minister of Tourism and Arts Charles Banda. Mr Banda encouraged the private sector to continue playing its part by investing in the tourism sector. The private sector, he said, could do this by sponsoring tourism personnel for training as well as allowing Zambia Institute for Tourism and Hospitality Studies (ZITHS) students’ opportunities for industrial attachment to ensure hands-on skills for improved service delivery. The minister said this on Friday, in Lusaka at the 25th graduation ceremony whose theme was “Paving the way to enhance tourism and hospitality education for sustainable development” where 150 students were awarded diplomas. In a speech read for him by ministry’s director Reuben Zulu, the minister said Government had prioritised the tourism industry. Mr Banda urged graduating students to […]
