GOVERNMENT has announced that primary and secondary schools will re-open on August 16, while GCE and Grade nine external examinations will be administered as scheduled on July 19. Speaking during a media briefing, Friday, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services permanent secretary Amos Malupenga further announced that higher learning institutions would continue with online classes only for the next 21 days. “On 16th July, His Excellency the President Dr Edgar Chagwa Lungu through the Secretary to the Cabinet Dr Simon Miti issued directives and interventions to prevent and mitigate the further spread of the COVID-19 in the country. It was made clear from our last briefing that those directives would be reviewed after the detailed assessment that was going to...

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