We’ll employ over 20,000 teachers – Nkombo

LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo says government will employ over 20,000 teachers to reduce unemployment among trained professionals. Speaking during a town hall meeting in Mazabuka, Saturday, Nkombo said Zambians would see an improvement in the education sector as the national budget was presented. “You will see from the budget, without me preempting what the Minister of Finance is going to say, but I can tell you what you should expect is a large improvement in the education sector. You will see a large improvement in the education sector starting with the establishment. You know that the recruitment of teachers has been very erratic. They have been employing something like 4,000 to 5,000 a year. I will...