VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango says the dawn government is hopeful that all pupils will be able to sit on desks by end of 2023. The Vice-President has also advised street vendors in Lusaka to go back to the markets, saying they will be registered pensioners there. Vice-President Nalumango was speaking when ILO Assistant Director General and Regional Director for Africa, Cynthia Olaonjuwon paid a courtesy call on her, Tuesday. During the meeting, Vice-President Nalumango, who was speaking as the acting President, said the new dawn government was committed to ensuring that desks were adequate for all pupils. “Of course, we did look a bit outrageous when we said free education, but I think that as a people, we are realising that...

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