PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says girls get pregnant because they want, except in cases of rape or abuse by an elderly man in the house. And President Hichilema has advised young girls to be patient and not rush for marriage because they will find better “monks” to marry as they pursue their dreams. Speaking during the launch of the National Youth Policy at the National Youth Indaba, Friday, President Hichilema said girls should strive to stay in school. “Starlink is here, the child in the village can now see what is happening in the world. With that platform, a girl child can see the importance of staying in school and not going the mother way, isn’t it? There is a time...

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