Thu, 29 Sep 2016 09:43:22 +0000 POLICE on the Copperbelt have apprehended and detained seven suspects in Chingola district in connection with the theft of 2016 Grade nine examination papers which were in transit to North-Western Province. Copperbelt Provincial police chief Charity Katanga confirmed the development in a telephone interview, disclosing that eleven examination sachet kits and four Grade nine examination papers had since been recovered. Mrs.Katanga said among those in police custody were pupils from Chabanyama,Chiwempala and Sunrise Secondary Schools in Chingola. Mrs. Katanga said that investigations in the matter are ongoing. Criminals broke into the containerised truck that was ferrying examination papers for the November 2016 Grade 9 examination to Solwezi while in motion at Mushishima area in Chingola. However Basic Education Teachers Union of Zambia (BETUZ) Copperbelt provincial secretary Christopher Simukonda has warned teachers against engaging in examination malpractices. In a statement released to Daily Nation in Ndola, Mr.Simukonda said the union […]
