Wanchinga awaits UPND ‘magic’ wand on free educationBy GIDEON NYENDWATHE Patriotic Front (PF) is keeping a “microscopic eye” on the new administration to see what magic will be applied to actualise free education for all.Former General Education Minister, Dennis Wanchinga, said Zambians should wait and see the formula that the UPND would apply to actualise the promise of free education from grade one up to university.“Let’s wait and see what the new government will do about it, maybe they have a magic formula of attaining that,” Dr Wanchinga said in an interview.He however challenged the new government to give a clear definition of what they term as free education and the components they would like to cover because free encompassed a number of aspects.Dr Wanchinga said his argument had always been on what constituted free education because the cost of education starts at the family level.He stated that there was need to clearly point out where the government would start from.“There are things like buying school bags, books, shoes, and […]
Wanchinga awaits UPND ‘magic’ wand on free education
