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The Ministry of Higher Education was a ministry in Zambia. It oversaw university and vocational, training, science, technology and innovation and was headed by the Minister of Higher Education. The ministry was established in 2005 after being split from the Ministry of Education, which was renamed the Ministry of General Education. [1]
The President is elected via the two-round system. [5] Of the 167 members of the National Assembly, 156 are elected by the first-past-the-post system in single-member constituencies, with a further eight appointed by the President and three others being ex-officio members: the Vice President, the Speaker and a deputy speaker elected from outside the National Assembly (a second deputy speaker ...
The Cabinet of Zambia is the executive body of the government of Zambia, responsible for the administration and implementation of national policies and laws. Comprising ministers appointed by the President , the Cabinet advises the President on key issues and oversees various government departments and ministries.
General elections were held in Zambia on 20 September 2011, [1] electing a President and members of the National Assembly. [2] Michael Sata of the Patriotic Front (PF) won the presidential elections, defeating incumbent Rupiah Banda of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD), and was sworn into office on 23 September. The PF emerged as the ...
There was a lot of controversy in the printing of the ballot papers; previously all ballot papers had been printed in South Africa, but the Electoral commission of Zambia awarded the contract for the 2016 elections to a firm in Dubai. The contract was significantly more expensive and many opposition parties criticised the move.
As of 2021, existing state law sets a limit for individual campaign donations for city and county candidates at $5,500, but that does not include school board, community college board or special ...
Vetting school board candidates Vetting candidates is harder than ever. When it comes to the May 16 State College Area school board race, voters need to be aware of certain facts.
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Public Education, and the head of such an agency may be a minister of education or secretary of education.