Zambia Discovers that Learning in Native Dialect is Better Than Using English
Learning in Native African Language is Better Than Learning in English PATRIOTIC Front (PF) secretary-general Wynter Kabimba says the PF government will overhaul the education system by making local languages more prominent in the curriculum and doing away with the colonial style of education. Mr Kabimba said the current education system is still steeped in colonialism and Government would put an end to that. “Our education system has a colonial hang-up…we want to change that,” he said. Mr Kabimba said this during a meeting with school managers from over 20 government schools in Mazabuka on Saturday. He said the current education system does not meet the challenges of a third-world country. “Our education system does not meet the demands of a third-world country. We are producing students who are not relevant to the needs of our country,” Mr Kabimba said. He wondered why Zambians should insist on using English as the medium of communication when the country is rich with