In Support Of The President

Masisi delivering the SONA PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Masisi delivering the SONA PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The transformational agenda with reference to education as elaborated during the State of the Nation Address (SONA 2018) relayed a vivid trajectory path towards a Knowledge based economy.

This marked the beginning of the fifth session of the 11th parliament. In clear terms, His Excellency deliberated on human capital development (paragraph 54 to 59), education and scaling up access to vocational education and training (paragraph 128 to 138).

In short, the President acknowledges the need for making vocational training attractive so that citizens can tap on the many available opportunities in areas where such skills are needed.

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BDP primaries leave a lot to be desired

The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...

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