GOVERNMENT has distanced itself from the viral explicit sexual education children’s book saying it was not developed by the Ministry of Education. Education Minister Douglas Syakalima says the cover of a Grade 5 ‘Comprehensive sexuality Education’ book, which is circulating alongside the page explaining lovemaking, was indeed developed by the Ministry, while the actual page containing such information is not from any of the Zambian books. And Syakalima has disclosed that the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) Framework will no longer be referred to by name, but will now be called Life Skills and Health Education Framework. In a statement yesterday, Syakalima said the viral posts are meant to tarnish the new dawn government and the great strides attained in combating...

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