The National Action for Quality Education in Zambia has welcomed the proposal by Ministry of General Education Permanent Secretary Dr. Jobbiks Kalumba to print examination papers within the country.
NAQUEZ Southern Province Coordinator Mukukwa Mulyate said the proposal is progressive and government has the capacity to take up the task if well supported.
Mr. Mulyate said his Organisation supports this development as it would create the much needed employment to the citizens of Zambia as opposed to empowering such to other countries.
He said this proposal is also an austerity measure as the money will be spent locally for improvement of examination processes.
Mr. Mulyate said NAQEZ in Southern Province also supports reforms aimed at streamlining the blotted curriculum to allow learners pursue learning areas of their strength.
He said this would enhance speciality and competence resulting in quality education and as well as establish and cub sources of examination malpractices easily.
Mr. Mulyate has since requested the minister of higher education David Mabumba to consider re-opening the Copperbelt University unconditionally and engage management and student union to find the root cause of the misunderstandings as opposed to expelling some students some of whom are innocent.
It should’ve been that way long time ago but we love wasting scarce foreign exchange dollars.I lived in Tanzania and Kenya for extended periods and they always printed their own exams.
Not true, Kenya like Zambia prints its exams in the UK at the same printing company in Surrey. I don’t know about Tanzania. However, remember the challenge in printing whether it is Exam papers or Ballot papers is to do with essential features which I know Govt Printers will NOT be able to provide. It is not like printing books, newspapers or toilet tissues.
It is easy for Toilet cleaners and Cheese Burger Managers from US like you to make arm chair criticism out of total ignorance like you doing when you don’t have a clue of the printing business. This is the reason why all Govts starting from Kaunda, Chiluba, Mwanawasa Banda, Sata, Lungu still print ballots & Exams in UK, they cant all be fools. When does your next Cheeseburger making shift start Mr Big Mac supervisor?
Not true, Kenya like Zambia prints its exams in the UK at the same printing company in Surrey. I don’t know about Tanzania. However, remember the challenge in printing whether it is Exam papers or Ballot papers is to do with essential features which I know Govt Printers will NOT be able to provide. It is not like printing books, newspapers or toilet tissues.
It is easy for Toilet cleaners and Cheese Burger Managers from US like you to make arm chair criticism out of total ignorance like you doing when you don’t have a clue of the printing business. This is the reason why all Govts starting from Kaunda, Chiluba, Mwanawasa Banda, Sata, Lungu still print ballots & Exams in UK, they cant all be fo.ols; they are in fact cleverer than you. When does your next Cheeseburger making shift start Mr…
I can’t believe you people. You mean primary school exams and PhD exams are all imported?
So in Zambia there is company with enough plain papers to print on?
Printing the papers is not the issue…its security that’s the problem I mean if you are going to let Govt Printers print exam papers at least pay them on time their wages..if ZAMPOST is distributing the papers at least make sure their arrears are paid up, its all nice and good people like Bowman and Tasila who didnt have a pot to piss in 4 years ago suddenly being philanthropists, people are watching who have not been paid for 7 months.
I remember back in the day during KKs time Govt printers would print fake G7 papers to confuse the masses a month before exams…nowadays with mediocre leadership of Lungu even if Zambian intelligence printed it would still be leaked.
Yes, corruption costs money and jobs bcos if no one can be trusted to print sensitive papers locally, u export jobs to other people to do it for u. Some countries are too corrupt to do certain things for themselves.
Its not about printing exam papers locally. In other words we cant make the decision just because we want to go local. Its about whether we have trusted systems that wont be breached. Given our experience with examination leaks this is only going to increase loopholes for leaks.
You mean all these years exams are printed abroad? OMG, Jesus Christ!
So you didn’t know you idyot! Can you trust the Zambian systems to print Zambian Exams securely? You will find that Lushambo’s kids who are as dull as their father will get 6 points and yet cant read! Don’t worsen our already trash education system by tampering with the Examination system.
From Kaunda to Sata, they left the Exam system alone; so why do you want to destroy a fairly good system (except for a few leakages here and there) when Govt cant replace it with a better one? You must be mad?
wewe @chilyata, shida ni nini?
we wacha mambo ya wivu
your burger is ready btw. may or may not contain spit, just sayin.
it’s end of my shift at the burger joint then go clean ’em toilets, gats to make them dollars
lmfao!
@chilyata your burger is ready btw. may or may not contain spit, just sayin.
it’s end of my shift at the burger joint then go clean ’em toilets, gats to make them dollars
lmfao!
@Kakolwe:
That is great! You can now go and start Cleaning Toilets and Wash rooms up to midnight. Leave the issues of printing examinations to intellectuals and policy makers because you have the brains and expertise for that.
For you the best you can do is aim at cleaning 100 toilets per day; and make 500 Big Mac cheeseburgers an hour! You have acquired expertise proficiency in these aspects! I am not a snob but just stating facts as I see them. Enjoy!
The Minister of Higher Education is Nkandu Luo and not David Mabumba. We can print papers in Heaven but as long as the people involved have no credibility we will still have leakages. This same Government Printers had been printing ballot papers for UNIP including the 1991 election that UNIP lost to MMD with an overwhelming majority. No one accused KK of rigging, FTJ brought in Nikuv but the elections under that system weren’t said to be credible. This is how nations lose credibility. When you interact with the people we run and hear the lewd comments you’d think twice about getting back to them. It’s about us failing to do anything for ourselves
@chilyata why is it that some of you guys in Zambia are so shallow? I’ve read similar comments by other fools like yourself about those who don’t live in Zambia. why, have you been denied visas and are bitter and jealous? I’ve never met a grown up Zambian doing those menial jobs unless high school kids making pocket money.
and if someone finds himself or herself in that situation, why do you’ve to look down on them?
learn to respect others regardless of what they do. if someone cleans toilets or works at a fast food joint or is stripper (just thought I throw that in the mix lol), it don’t mean that you’re better than them.
4.1 why is it that some of you guys in Zambia are so shallow? I’ve read similar comments by other fools like yourself about those who don’t live in Zambia. why, have you been denied visas and are bitter and jealous? I’ve never met a grown up Zambian doing those menial jobs unless high school kids making pocket money.
and if someone finds himself or herself in that situation, why do you’ve to look down on them?
learn to respect others regardless of what they do. if someone cleans toilets or works at a fast food joint or is stripper (just thought I throw that in the mix lol), it don’t mean that you’re better than them.
I’ve read similar comments by other fools like yourself about those who don’t live in Zambia. why, have you been denied visas and are bitter and jealous? I’ve never met a grown up Zambian doing those menial jobs unless high school kids making pocket money.
and if someone finds himself or herself in that situation, why do you’ve to look down on them?
learn to respect others regardless of what they do. if someone cleans toilets or works at a fast food joint or is stripper (just thought I throw that in the mix lol), it don’t mean that you’re better than them.
@chilyata you’re being an a ss
wacha wivu. why is it that most of you guys in Zambia do that? I’ve read similar comments by other fools like yourself about those who don’t live in Zambia. why, have you been denied visas and are bitter and jealous? I’ve never met a grown up Zambian doing those menial jobs unless high school kids making pocket money.
and if someone finds himself or herself in that situation, why do you’ve to look down on them?
learn to respect others regardless of what they do. if someone cleans toilets or works at a fast food joint, it don’t mean that you’re better than them.
@chilyata you’re an a ss.
bitter and jealous that your visa to leave Zambia was denied
That is why our Indian classmate used to get 6 points. Indians started working everywhere in the UK even in printing companies.