South Africa, Oct. 22 -- Zambian authors are contributing their classroom and community knowledge to new textbooks aligned with the Competence Based Curriculum (CBC), helping teachers connect lessons with children's everyday experiences as the country expands access to education.

The Ministry of Education's 2025 Education Statistics Bulletin records more than 6.8 million learners across early childhood, primary and secondary education. Its textbook figures show the scale of the resource challenge, with national ratios of five primary learners per English textbook and eight secondary learners per English textbook.

According to oxford.co.za/zambia, more than 60 local authors have repeatedly contributed to its Zambian publishing programme ...