UNZA, CBU to re-open
By Staff Reporter
The University of Zambia (UNZA) and Copperbelt University (CBU) will open in the next 14 days after senate sittings to adjust the academic calendar, Higher Education minister Professor Nkandu Luo has announced.
And General Education minister David Mabumba has ordered a re-opening of the 61 government, private and community schools that had been closed following the recent cholera outbreak.
Speaking at a joint press briefing in Lusaka yesterday, Professor Luo said after sanitation improvements, it was decided that both institutions reopened.
“I have visited the various universities and I am impressed with the work done so far. Sanitary and water reticulation work at UNZA old residences is completed. Work done at CBU is at 95 percent complete. UNZA sanitation and water reticulation works in the old residences had been completed while the new residences were 80 percent complete,” said Prof Luo.
“UNZA management has assured me that the critical works to the reopening of the institution will be completed by Friday while the sanitation and water reticulation works at the old residence had been fully completed. CBU sought support from the Zambia Army to help in the rehabilitation of all the campuses which included Riverside School of Graduate Studies, Michael Sata School of Medicine and Mukuba in Ndola and Kapasa Makasa campus in Chinsali.”
need of keeping certain schools closed.
“Some of the schools have introduced sanitary and maintenance programmes which we shall continue to support to prevent any possible outbreak of cholera. All the schools which opened one week late in January will close one week late in April,” said Mabumba.
