GOVERNMENT has released K450 million to address outstanding personnel obligations at the University of Zambia and the Copperbelt University. Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary for Administration Noriana Muneku, says government has also increased operational support to public universities, with K90 million and K50 million allocated to UNZA and CBU, respectively. She further disclosed that government has committed K78 million towards rehabilitating sewer and sanitation infrastructure at UNZA. Addressing the media, Wednesday, Muneku said K225 million out of the K450 million would be used to settle outstanding pension and gratuity obligations for retirees at UNZA, while K88 million would be used to settle pension and gratuity obligations at CBU. “Today, I wish to inform the nation that government has released an...