UNZA lecturers and support staff have vowed to continue their protests if government does not meet their conditions. They argue that the K75 million released by government to UNZA staff for gratuities only covers unpaid arrears from 2015 to March 2016, and is therefore not enough. Education Minister Douglas Syakalima announced last Friday that government had released K206 million as a partial settlement of the K1.3 billion owed to UNZA staff. He explained that K131 million was allocated for retirees still on the payroll, and K75 million was allocated for gratuities. “Let me begin by indicating that as Government, we noted with dismay, the statements that have been issued by the University Unions, that is, the University of Zambia Lecturers...