Chizongwe Technical High School in Chipata district in
Eastern province last evening pocked US $5,000 after scooping the 2012 Schools
Debate Competition.
This was after the Chizongwe debate team beat their
opponent, Kasisi Girls’ Secondary School of Lusaka.
Kasisi Girls’ Secondary School came runners-up in the
tournament and they were given 100 litres of Decotex paint.
This is according to the live programme beamed at the
Pamodzi Hotel in Lusaka on Zambia National Broadcasting
Corporation (ZNBC) television and monitored by ZANIS in Lusaka.
ZNBC Assistant Public Relations Officer, Mpunga Simukwae,
who was the director of programmes, congratulated Chizongwe Technical High
School for their splendid performance to win the prize.
“May l take this opportunity to thank the sponsors of this
programme and also for making it a success. Great thanks goe to Chizongwe
Technical High School for emerging the winner of 2012 Schools debate,” Mrs
Simukwae.
Mrs Simukwae further said the competition had attracted a
number of players and urged pupils to be pro-active in current affairs
programmes in their respective school.
The debate competition was sponsored by Decotex, a local
paint manufacturing firm, Exams-Made-Easy and ZNBC.
ZNBC Director General, Chibamba Kanyama, Zambia Information
Communication Technology Authority, ZICTA and Decotex officials including the
school authorities from the two learning institutions also attended the event
and witnessed the prize-giving ceremony.
ZANIS
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