Fri, 26 Jan 2018 13:35:09 +0000 By MUKOSELA KASALWE THE K10, 000 project fee demanded from each pupil by St Marys Secondary school management towards the construction of the K 4 million classroom block is unjustifiable and should be reviewed, says National Action for Quality Education in Zambia executive director Aaron Chansa. Mr Chansa described the project fee by the Catholic school as astronomical and mindboggling saying education should not only be a prerequisite for the rich. He said the project fee should be reduced because parents were already faced with many economic challenges such as settling school fees and that the project fee was an unnecessary burden. But Ministry of General Education Permanent Secretary Henry Tukombe said the ministry was engaged on the matter and approved K10, 000 as the project fee but advised the Parent Teacher Committee (PTC) and parents to agree on a flexible payment plan. Mr Tukombe, who was represented by […]
