Sat, 26 Aug 2017 10:15:42 +0000 By Oscar Malipenga THERE has been no directive from the President to ban the existence of the students’ union at the University of Zambia (UNZA), special assistant to the president for press and public relations Amos Chanda has clarified. Mr Chanda, who made an impromptu appearance at the public talk dapped “The Challenges of Democracy in Zambia,” expressed disappointment at the obvious calculated intention to damage the Zambian government’s reputation. Mr Chanda also dispelled assertions that Zambia had become undemocratic. Speaking at a public talk hosted by the Voice of America and moderated by Straight Talk Africa presenter Mr Shaka Ssali at the UNZA, Mr Chanda clarified that the students union had not been banned at all. He was responding to a question from a student who wanted to find out why Government had banned the University of Zambia Students Union (UNZASU). Mr Chanda expressed shock at the misrepresentation […]
