A 38-YEAR-OLD teacher at Matero Boys Secondary School has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that he handed over K739,920, being GCE funds, to the office of the school head teacher Samuel Chiko, before travelling to Uganda. In this matter, Alifasi Banda, who also serves as a reverend at the Reformed Church in Zambia (RCZ), is facing one count of theft by a public servant. It is alleged that Banda, on dates unknown but between January 1, 2025, and March 7, 2025, in Lusaka, being a person employed in the public service as a teacher, did steal K717,600, the property of the government, that came into his possession by virtue of his employment. When the matter came up for continued defence,...