THE Ministry of Education has directed all schools to reject goods delivered by Mikalile Trading Company of Hong Kong. Last week, Secretary to Treasury Felix Nkulukusa told a parliamentary committee that the Anti-Corruption Commission had instructed him not to make any payments on the debt owed to Mikalile Trading Company, until some investigations were concluded. And in a notice to all provincial education officers, district board secretaries and head teachers dated July 18, 2024, Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary Noriana Muneku warned that any school which would receive goods from Mikalile would be acting alone. “You may wish to note that the Supplier (Mikalile Trading Company of Hong Kong) claims to have signed the contract for the acquisition of design...