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Varsity to displace school
01 Aug 2021 at 06:51hrs | Views
About 300 pupils at a Marondera school are likely to be stranded when schools re-open as Marondera university of Agriculture Science and technology (MuASt) intends to build its campus at the school.
A few months ago, university security officials locked out teachers from Chivese Primary School until government intervened.
A meeting was held in Marondera where the varsity insisted the school was built on its land.
"During the meeting it came out that there is a wrangle between Marondera Municipality and Marondera Rural District Council as to who owns the land.
There is currently a deadlock," said an official from the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, who requested anonymity.
Efforts to get a comment from Mashonaland East provincial education director Annatoria Ncube were fruitless as her mobile phone was not being answered.
A few months ago, university security officials locked out teachers from Chivese Primary School until government intervened.
A meeting was held in Marondera where the varsity insisted the school was built on its land.
"During the meeting it came out that there is a wrangle between Marondera Municipality and Marondera Rural District Council as to who owns the land.
There is currently a deadlock," said an official from the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, who requested anonymity.
Efforts to get a comment from Mashonaland East provincial education director Annatoria Ncube were fruitless as her mobile phone was not being answered.
Source - the standard
