NORTEC Principal Martin Kasonso has dismissed reports that students protested over unpaid lunch allowances after meeting President Hichilema in Kitwe, saying only a few misbehaved after receiving false information that their allowances would not be paid. He noted that the institution had sent nearly 3,000 students from Ndola to Kitwe for the presidential event, and processing allowances for such a huge group took time. On Sunday, President Hichilema met students from various learning institutions on the Copperbelt, where he accepted their endorsements for the August polls. Later that evening, videos circulated on social media showing some Northern Technical College (NORTEC) students lighting fires in the institution’s car park, which netizens claimed was a protest over unpaid allowances. Addressing the media,...