EDUCATION Minister Douglas Syakalima has announced the appointment councils for the eight public universities. Syakalima has also announced the appointment of board members for the Higher Education Board Authority and the Higher Education Loans and Scholarship Board. The Universities whose council members have been appointed include UNZA, CBU, Chalimbana, Mulungushi, Nkwame Nkurumah, Kapasa Makasa, Palabana and Mukuba. Last week, a consortium of University of Zambia (UNZA) trade unions alleged that Syakalima has been interfering with the recruitment process for top management at the institution further demanding the appointment of a substantive Council of the University that should oversee the recruitment of both the Vice Chancellor and two deputies. And the Copperbelt University unionised staff had also resolved to conduct a...