Mwamba calls for Zambia- S.A schools programme exchange

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First Secretary for Immigration Mrs. Joyce Chimalilo presents a bouquet to Mr. and Mrs. Mwamba on arrival at Oliver Tambo International Airport on 7th August, 2015

Zambia’s High Commissioner – Designate to South Africa, Emmanuel Mwamba has called for exchange programmes between schools in Zambia and South Africa as a way through which social and cultural disparities could be eliminated.

Mr. Mwamba was speaking when a group of teachers from Mpunde Girls Secondary School of Kabwe and Ibex Hill School of Lusaka paid a courtesy call on him at his office in Pretoria yesterday.

 

He said there was need for well co-ordinated school exchange programmes to be worked out as this will serve as a platform through which schools can exchange ideas and in the end help foster unity and understanding among countries in Africa.

Mr Mwamba noted that exchange programmes will help eliminate intolerance of one another as well as some of the disparities that exist and in the end lead to mutual benefit.

And Mpunde Girls Secondary School Head Teacher, Sister Emma Banda explained that the teachers were in South Africa on holiday which was facilitated by parents of the pupils at the school as a gesture of appreciation for the teachers’ good efforts.

 

She said the school has been recording 100 per cent pass rate at grades nine and 12 level since 2010.

Sister Banda said the teachers would like to turn their future visits to South Africa into programmes that will take them to visiting schools and other educational institutions in South Africa.

And Ibex Hill School Head Teacher, Sister Petronella Lyempe said her school has also started showing good improvement as seen from the results in the last two years which have been at 100 per cent.

And First Secretary in charge of education at Zambia’s High Commission in Pretoria, Mrs. Emmerentiana Bweupe pointed out that indications were that a number of schools around Gauteng province of South Africa would be interested in meeting representatives from schools in Zambia.

Mrs. Bweupe urged the two schools to do proposals on their planned visits which she assured would be delivered to prospective institutions.

 

QFM

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