Schools opening date unchanged

SCHOOLS will open on Tuesday for the second term as earlier advised contrary to some information that has been circulating on social media platforms that Government has postponed the opening to Wednesday, an official said yesterday.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education Dr Sylvia Utete-Masango said schools will open on Tuesday, 3 May as announced before.

"The dates have not changed and schools are opening on Tuesday. We lost a lot of learning time when schools closed early because of the Easter Holiday so we can't afford losing any more time. We need to make up for the lost time," she said.

Dr Utete-Masango warned people against gullibly believing information circulating on social media platforms. She said people must use official communication channels that are used by the Government for reliable information.

"There are some mischievous people who create lies and post them on social media. Such sources of information must not be trusted. As a Ministry of Government we have official platforms that we use to communicate, not social media," she said.