UNZASU president Mwanto Kabaso says President Hakainde Hichilema’s decision to increase accommodation allowance can be likened to a “saviour” who has liberated students from a challenge. Meanwhile, Tonse Alliance Elections Chairperson Japhen Mwakalombe says Brian Mundubile’s government will implement President Hichilema’s pronouncement of increasing students’ accommodation allowance, as Zambians have already resolved to vote out the UPND. On Saturday, President Hichilema announced an increase in student accommodation allowance to K5, 850 with immediate effect. In an interview, Sunday, Kabaso said the students had been longing for an increase in the allowance because the university had increased the accommodation fee. “The students, this is what they long desired for, this is what they wanted, that their accommodation allowance should be increased....

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