Izakhamizi zeHwange ngaphansi kweNduna uMvuthu zikhala ngekusasa ebuvilibana yabafundi, ikakhulu laba abazaloba imihloliso kusukela ngoLwezi beveza ukuba liyehla izinga lemfundo esigabeni lesi.
Ngokutsho kwabo, imbangela yalokhu yikusweleka kwengwalo, abasekela ababalisi, imali yama-school fees kanye lesimo esibi sendlala esigabeni lesi. Bathi abanye abantwana kabaphutshi izifundo zabo ngenxa yalokhu lokunye ababhekane lakho.
UNkosikazi Zodwa Phiri, ohlala eBH10 olabantwana ababili abenza uGrade 7, uthi ukhathazekile ngekusasa yabantwabakhe.
“Abantwana baswelile isikhathi sokuthi befunde khathesi izikolo zivaliwe, njalo silohlupho lwemali. Indlala ikhulile kakhulu le school fees sisithwalisenzima ngoba sihlezi emakhaya kasisebenzi, umntwana uyabuya ezodinga imali, kodwa ilanga litshisile yindlala yodwa akulanto esingabanceda ngayo.”
UMnumzana Musa Ndlovu wesigabeni seBh27 olabantwana abathathu abafundayo laye ukhala ngohlupho lunye.
“Kubanzima kakhulu ukuthi sihambise abantwana esikolo ngoba izikhathi ezinengi bayahlukuluzeka nxa abanye bebhadele , okunye okukhona yindlala ngoba bahamba esikolo bengadlanga ecine engasafundi ngendlela eyiyo, ngakho sikhalaza ngokuthi uhulumende abone ngokusiza ngokudla ezikolo.”
UNkosikazi Pauline Sibanda laye uthi udonse nzima ekuhambiseni abantwana bakhe esikolo ngeviki ephelileyo.
“Sithwelenzima kakhulu ngoba kunje kuthatha indlala into zesikolo okokuthi lakhathesi silokhe sididekile ukutho singenzanjani asikwazi.Uhulumende besicela ukuthi ngabe uyasincedisa ngoba kunje siyi US$ ubaba kasebenzi sihlezi.”
UMnumzana Misheck Muzamba, olabakhe eChimbobo Primary School, ukhala ngemali lokungafundiswa kwabo Grade 7 ngekhefu.
“Kubanzima ukuthi uyithole leyomali ngoba abanengi siyalamba kumnyaka wonalo.Njalo ekufundeni abantwana njengenhlalayenza oGrade seven bebefunda nxa zivaliwe ukulungiselela ama examinations, asazi ukuthi bayadonsa njani njengoba ukubhala lomnyaka susiyaphela.”
UNkosikazi Phiri, ohlala endaweni le, laye uthi ulokudana ngezinga lemfundo eliyalisehla ngayo esigabeni sakhe lesabelweni seMatabeleland North.
“Kulesiyana sikhathi ayethokozisa, kodwa kusukela nyakenye abantwana befeyilile akula lutho.Impilo iya isoma kusiya phambili. Emntwaneni lemzalini kubuhlungu ngoba uyabe ungafisi ukuthi umntwana ahlale ekhaya eyilesosimo.”
UNdlovu ukhala njalo ngohlelo lweContinuous Assessment of Learning Activities - CALA, athi lusinda abazali, ikakhulu abasemaphandleni.
“ICALA isiza abantwana abalezinto ezeneleyo, thina emakhaya asiladata amafoni okuphenya, so khonokhuyana kwenza umntwana asalele kakhulu ngoba lokhe yaqalayo lama results ayehla kakhulu awabantwana besilesikhalazo sokuthi uhulumende ayimise.”
Ngokutsho kohlangothi lukahulumende olwe Primary and Secondary Education, isabelo seMatabeleland North silezikolo ezingamakhulu amabili lengxenye - 223 emaphandleni, kodwa kumpumela yemihloliso yomnyaka ophelileyo iveza ukuba izikolo ezingamatshumi amahlanu zehluleka ukuthola oyedwa owapasayo.
Nyakenye lakho ezifika phose ikhulu - 85 lazo zazile “zero percent pass rate”, njalo bathi laba ngabezikolo zesigabeni seBubi, Lupane,Tsholotsho lezinye.
Imizamo yokuxhumana loyisikhulumeli sohlangothi lolu, uMnumzana Toungana Ndoro, yehlule ngoba umakhalekhukhwini wakhe ebengabambeki.
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