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*GCM TRIBUTE TO ZAOU STUDENTS*

“ _Life is about persevering; beating the odds no matter what it takes”_

*For the record am gift Chesekela former IPS 2016-2018 under the alias GCM for those who dint have a glimpse of me as IPS.*

Mama give me a signal am waiting because you dint tell me what to do when it’s time to leave the office for others because I spent the last 10 days trying to find the right message to bid farewell. None the less:-

First and foremost all thanks to the almighty God for the blessings, grace and love He continues to shower upon me, from the time I embarked on this journey all the way through to my completion the Lord has always seen me through. I take this opportunity to acknowledge the contribution of everyone for making me achieve as *zaousu IPS* today especially someone who put up with my late nights, being online every time, conflict between family and student affairs she was and been there to help me achieve a great deal *Mrs GCM* am humbled by your tolerance and guidance we made it through successfully. The memories, unbounded support, team effort & most importantly the joy of working as IPS are a part of me & would remain forever treasured. I would like to plagiarize the words from *2 Timothy 4 :7* and I read in verbatim” *I Have Fought The Good Fight, I Have Finished The Race, I Have Kept The Faith.”*
Like every union, there comes a time to do some somber reflection and take a giant step forward. Every society at the brink of extinction evolves to a better state than it previously was and so they have always said that “ _necessity is the mother of invention_ ”.
I leave the union today, but it’s because i must decrease so that others will increase. At this time, it is my option to look at some new challenges in life which have already presented themselves. The good book says “Everyman’s work shall be made manifest, for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try everyman’s work of what sort it is”. ( *1 Corinthians 3:13* ).

Further on I want to express my immense gratitude to the support and trust given to me by my personal life partner *Mrs GCM* and all of you zaou students who got concern about the Student Union business through electing me as the IPS for the years *2016-2018.* Through back to my previous tenure I spent in the Student Union, I was able to learn a great deal. Among the many I have learnt to be independent, to be responsible, and the most important one is to work as a team, and having the same goal to complete. All these valuable experiences cannot fall on my deaf ear.
I had pledged to be a good leader and lead the Student Union in my capacity as IPS, focusing on being the bridge between the Institution and my fellow students in delivering the much needed updates and feedback and always to stand up for the student opinion when in senate till today I did 95 percent of this in the last two years. Every time when any one of us looks back in or before, am certain we can always remember how communication and student interactions was at zaou in contrast to this day.

A lot of things were seen & learnt in these two years I served, some good & some not so good experiences, but then someone has wisely said that it is better to get your hands burnt rather than getting them cut. Because of the continuous effort given by you the students, the Student Union has been developing maturely and we had managed to organize and take part in different successful activities and competitions. I thank the previous members I served with who had devoted themselves to the Student Union.

Most of you asked me *GCM* why did you join the union?, ‘well there is never a simple answer to this but Someone once said to me, “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” This quote shows everything which drew me to lead here at the university without walls. One of my favorite writers, Lemony Snicket, gave a timely advice that, “ *If we wait until we are ready we will be waiting the rest of our lives.* ”

We have one chance at life, and now is when it starts hence I took the task to serve until today. Bravo to my family who put up with my mood swings and attitudes, to the friends that never left my side; to most of you students who gave wisdom to me; you are my rock, the reason i continued on when i no longer wanted to as the demand was higher between my school and my constitutional obligations as IPS. Hence its true what philosophers say that the best and most beautiful things cannot be seen or even touched but must be felt with the heart. I encourage everyone here today to take every day experiences and turn them into golden moments. Life is too short to take the little things for granted. We need to stop being fearful of what others think, we need to live our lives. Now is the time to make mistakes and learn from them as I did and if given the opportunity I would redo it again.

It has been my greatest honor serving you as your zaousu information and publicity secretary IPS for the past 24 months (2years). I and the entire two executive have enjoyed every minute of it and i would like to apologize for any errors i may have done indirectly or directly kindly bear with me it came with the job. Now I want to talk about one thing and one thing only.

One word that comes up constantly in speeches of aspiring candidates for office during or before an election, such as the one we witnessed the past week during our January intake residential school for returning students at Evelyn Hone College which is *change* . *_Change_* is what all politicians’ or office aspirants, the good and the bad, promise. They want us to believe that if they were put in a position of responsibility our student union, change will come, and it will come fast. However, this is usually not the case. You see wanting and promising change is one thing, but actually having change happen is another.

The point I’m trying to drive here is that everyone would love to see a change at zaou especially service delivery but no one does anything about it. While some blame the management, others blame it on the union. Hence, if you the students change and become part of the change process then things will change collectively not leaving the whole task for a small group or the union. The change must start with how us students regard our representatives the student union executive because in most matters which were not ruled in the favour of us students most of the student populace would neglect to support the union and separate them from the majority of zaou students calling them names and saying there are eating with management which does not only part the bad image of our representatives but and mostly it gives management an upper hand because they have whistle blowers amongst ourselves rendering the efforts and the whole union useless in before students populace. Hence we are all part of these student union and we must support the leaders of the day with everything we have to offer in order to see the change we desire. So that when they have failed we all have failed as students and if they succeed then we all have succeeded as students at zaou not union on one side and students on the other it’s not progressive.

Therefore, this next new union for 2018-2019 will try to implement changes, but it is your job to execute that change as a populace. It is your job to embrace the change introduced to us by the new zaousu executive. Without your participation, implementing the change is like increasing my moot court grades, it’s impossible. All I ask of you is to give these guys a chance to be different but not sell outs or call them traitors when you don’t agree with their position. I’m not telling you that they won’t make mistakes no will, but I am telling you that in order for them to make any change at all, they need you first second third fourth and all firth years together to speak one language *CHANGE* .

Today being the last day am posting as a zaou unionist ex-member I cannot leave without mentioning the contribution of my colleagues who not only worked as a team zaousu but always displayed grit & character to face toughest of situations before management senate and he board in both executives lead by Madam Shikombelo M. Joy and Mazaka Sam (incumbent president).

Now I would like to acknowledge the efforts put in by the class of 2014 & wish them all the best in their future endeavors and single out certain individuals i.e. the receptionist mercy, assistant registrar mrs A, mweene, one chaila Mathews accounting officer, martial Chansa BH, uncle Buchi mwalongo, Dr munyozwe the village author, mrs mutale dispatch, one director IT kampamba, LLB 2014 class, chewe morris makasa, godfrey mulenga, joy Shikombelo, sam Mazaka, masuwa bornfree, monde mulonda, aunt Alice banda, muchinga siame, Chanda pius, barbra lukela, casious accounting officer, racheal namukonda, Lloyd mugode, tamianji rosa chilupula, cathy siakoola, pst miti, moodle chola, undazackie chuimia, sira nyerenda linda ngambi, clement suze, Pamela chinyengi, masauso zulu, brewer Natasha, namunji kelvin, Malambo Chimuka, Margaret chiwama, hachipola, Martha mkandawire, charity mwiinga and many more. Today I finally hand over the baton to next zaousu-IPS to improve on what I have laid and I take with me the best experience of being a leader, a brother, a friend, a student and most importantly the man behind the posts updates *GCM*.

The year under review has been a very tough one especially with the issues of hike in school fees, mandatory use of Moodle platform and incomplete results. During the past two academic years, zaou has terribly been subjected to a student flogging and ridicule as a result of their service delivery, penalty fees and open door policy. This unfortunate situation should act as the much needed wake up call to give the student union relevance as they have rendered them irrelevant in most instances.

To those colleagues who never made it to lead in zaousu, it is a reminder that the measure of any person is not in how many times he or she falls down - but rather the spirit and resolve used to get up and put things right hence for this i thank you dearly.

To the board, senate, management, lecturers, staff, family and friends, i thank you for your continued love, support and faith you gave student leadership. Am not ashamed to put it on record that;- ‘ *I AM PROUD TO COME FROM SUCH AN EXCELLENT UNIVERSITY’.* Were we have a talented collection of students who wouldn’t be where they are without their supporting staff, lecturers and colleagues.

To the new zaousu executive, the task you have taken upon yourselves is enormous, but I honestly believe with God on your side you are more than conquerors. I pray that you cooperate with each other for the betterment of zaou students, for united you will stand and divided you split asunder. Seek guidance from God for it is He who giveth wisdom and knowledge to those who search for it despite the level of responsibility. I leave with the assurance that this will not be the last time we are together and i cannot promise 24/7 of my time for zaou students, but I will always be there when the Union wants me. We have eaten of the tree of knowledge; we now know what it feels like to run a Union with a ruined reputation, as we faced devastating consequences of having left the fundamental principles of why we came to zaou-academics.

Today however, I am telling a different story as i have grown within the confines of zaou, and whatever knowledge I have acquired about leadership in the past two years has been possible as a result of my association with zaou family; and if tomorrow should judge me kindly i would say i have been a major contributor to the tremendous strides made during our tenure of office as zaousu executives, but if history judges me unkindly in the future i would take full responsibilities. In spite of the fact that I am leaving office as zaousu-IPS and zaou at large, I can assure you that my heart, soul and spirit will be with you. Because i have met the best of friends in life at zaou, and to those who have been genuine friends to me I am grateful to you all bane give us *imweee* .

And let us always remember that it is not how long our lives are that matter, but rather how good those lives have been put to use. Four (4) years of purpose at zaou is better than six (6) years of wastefulness. For as long as there is breadth in us let us never cease doing good. Finally, it is my fervent hope and prayer that, one day and I hope that day is near when this, our country Zambia shall be able to make *Education Entirely a Right, And Not a Privilege.*

I leave you with a quote by one of best poets Aubrey Duke Graham as he opined that; “ *Live without pretending, Love without depending, Listen without defending, speak without offending.* ”

In my closing submission, I would like to ask for the support from all of you here because I am sure that our Student Union cannot run without any one of you and hope with your participation, our Student Union will shine even brighter from henceforth.

*Best regards*

*GCM* Zaousu-IPS 2016 -2018
_Thank you and May the Almighty God bless us all._

*ZAOU DELEGATES AT THE STUDENTS SYMPOSIUM HELD AR CAVENDISH UNIVERSITY ZAMBA*

Theme: *ADDING THE VOICE OF THE YOUTH TO THE LAW REFORM PROCESS*

__The main objectives of the event was to raise awareness on the law reform process and the functions of the Zambia law development commission (ZLDC) among university students._
_To provide a platform for law student to discuss issues of law reform_ ._

The student symposium draw participants from law schools in both public and private universities within Lusaka.
The symposium provided a platform for students teams to present arguments on law reform as an instrument for development. It was also an opportunity to take stock of progress made by the commison and the country in developing legislation that meets then need of the Zambian society.
Zaou was represented by 3 participants leading counsel was Lloyd Mugode supported by Luh E.K. Kafwimb and Nguni whited. With 17 accompanying students for moral support.
The program started at 09:00hrs will remarks by the Zambia law development commission (ZLDC) Research and Project chairperson and was proceeded by the Guest of honour the Attorney General Mr Likando Kalaluka SC.

The event hard two sessions in the morning the participants were put in teams and made submissions in:
topic one the motion was *law reform as an instrument and process of national development: Has it worked for Zambia?.*

Topic two was: *22 years of law reform and development: Has ZLDC achieved a milestone?.*

Topic three: *53 years after independence-Has Zambia developed legislation that meets the changes changing needs of the Zambian society?.*

Among the participating institutions were zaou, unza, nipa and Cavendish among others. This years editions best oralist and runner up went to miss Mugode S and Chilombo M both from Unza who walked away with k1000 and k2000 each respectively and Ziale internship while teams runners were Cavendish while winners were unza who walked away with k1000 and k1500 each with 3 months internship at the Zambia law development commission. Judges were Mr Mileji M, greenwell lyempe munalula M. We congratulate our representatives for puting up the fight and encourage the next representatives to put in their best to replicate the Ziale performance.
Then the program came to a close at 17:00hrs and closing remarks were made by special guest Law association of Zambia(LAZ) president Mr Eddie Mwitwa who urged the law students to be determined and raise their game by brining their A game of setting their selves apart from the rest.
_Thanks to students who spares their time to attained the eye opening 22 years of ZLDC and all of you for your support._

Regards
*GCM*
Zaousu-IPS

TO:*ALL STUDENTS*
FROM: *ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF ZAOU*
SUB: *2018 ZAOUSU ELECTIONS*

This serves to inform all registered studenrs that the Electoral Commission of Zambian Open University( *ECZ* ) wull be conducting interviews for *commissioners* at to policy the 2018 zaousu elections and all the interested to come at Evelyn hone college tomorrow *25th April 2018* main entrance in the *main building starting at 09:30hrs to 15:00hrs* with a valid *student ID and Confirmation slip as proof of registrati* on for the academic calendar.
*Further on* note that:
1. filling in of nominations for all aspiring candidates is *Friday 27 April 2018* between *09:00hrs to 16:00hrs.*
2. Debate for all aspiring candidates will be on *Tuesday 1st may 2018 at 18:00hrs*
3. Election day or voting day will be Wednesday *2nd may 2018* starting at *06:00hrs to 18:00hrs* .
For nominations fees and other requirements the ECZ will publish soon.
*For more information contact the electoral commission chairlady Maggie Mutambo on +260977480843**
Good luck to all aspiring candidates and vote wisely.

Best regards
*GCM*
Zaousu-IPS

*2018 RESIDENTIAL TIMETABLE FOR RETURNING STUDENTS RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL WILL BE HELD AT EVELYN HONE COLLEGE FROM MONDAY 23rd APRIL TO FRIDAY 4th MAY 2018*

_PLEASE NOTE THAT CLASSES WILL BE HELD AS FOLLOWS:  SECONDARY AND CIVIC EDUCATION - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BEHIND THE MAIN ADMIN BLOCK  PRIMARY AND SPECIAL EDUCATION – MAIN ADMINISTRATION BLOCK_

*NB* – Clashes (if any) must be reported to the Assistant Registrar (Academic) (Contact No: 0962 215561) or respective HODs in the ZAOU Office at Evelyn Hone College

OFFICIAL OPENING FOR THE 2018 RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL FOR ODL RETURNING STUDENTS: MONDAY 23rd APRIL, 2018 AT MULUNGUSHI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE 08:00HRS

*DEATH NOTICE*

We regret to inform you of the demise of our fellow student miss Naomi Tembo, in the school of education secondary, second year, who died of hypertension today. The funeral is kalukanya mufulira kachofa stadium road. Let's remember the family in prayers and may her soul rest in eternal peace.

Best regards
*GCM*
Zaousu-IPS

*EXAMINATION INCOMPLETES*

A reminder to colleagues especially from regional centres not Lusaka. Kindly note that to those with examination incompletes utilize the residential school before you travel back to centres hence make sure to carry *both assignments* of the hard copies of your missing or incomplete course so that amendments can be easily done while in Lusaka during the residential school. See your various HODs as early as possible before the residential school ends.

Regards
*GCM*
Zaousu-IPS

*ZAOUSU ELECTIONS 2018-2019*

This serves to inform all zaou registered students that the electrol commission of the Zambian open university( *zaou* ) will run elections for the Zambian open university student union( *zaousu* ) elective positions as per zaousu constitutiinal provionsions during the fourth coming residential school in Lusaka at Evelyn hone college which will run from 23 april to 4 may 2018 on a date to be advised by the commission through the chairperson. Therefore all those wishing to contest and were aspiring for leadership mama the signal is here the wait is no more. However in order to contest in the elections one must have all zaou student documents I.e student ID confirmation slip for academic year as proof of registration as a bonafide student and carry with you enough and sufficient resources which will Carter for your nomination fee and would be campaigns to avoid be left out. To know the elective positions please see copy of zaousu constitution and if you don't have a copy send *zaousu cap 1* to *0968177336* via what'sapp to get your copy. Remember you have the power again to choose your voice to speak for you, to elect the leader of your choice. It's all open to any student regards of level and year of study.
*NOTE* : all those who wish to vote a leader of their need to have an ID as the voters card hence all travelling check before you leave that you have the voters card packed to exercise your right.
Safe journey to all those preparing to travel for residential school and travelling mercies.
vote your *choice*
# *your* power your right
*wisely*
# *zaousu* 2018-2019

Best regards
*GCM*
Zaousu-IPS

*ZAOUSU ELECTIONS 2018-2019*

This serves to inform all zaou registered students that the electrol commission of the Zambian open university( *zaou* ) will run elections for the Zambian open university student union( *zaousu* ) elective positions as per zaousu constitutiinal provionsions during the fourth coming residential school in Lusaka at Evelyn hone college which will run from 23 april to 4 may 2018 on a date to be advised by the commission through the chairperson. Therefore all those wishing to contest and were aspiring for leadership mama the signal is here the wait is no more. However in order to contest in the elections one must have all zaou student documents I.e student ID confirmation slip for academic year as proof of registration as a bonafide student and carry with you enough and sufficient resources which will Carter for your nomination fee and would be campaigns to avoid be left out. To know the elective positions please see copy of zaousu constitution and if you don't have a copy send *zaousu cap 1* to *0968177336* via what'sapp to get your copy. Remember you have the power again to choose your voice to speak for you, to elect the leader of your choice. It's all open to any student regards of level and year of study.
Safe journey to all those preparing to travel for residential school and travelling mercies.
vote your *choice*
# *your* power your right
*wisely*
# *zaousu* 2018-2019

Best regards
*GCM*
Zaousu-IPS

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