Schools fuel vuzu parties., says junior mayor

SCHOOLS in Bulawayo are to blame for fueling controversial vuzu parties as authorities banned  schools banned discos and related entertainment events, Bulawayo Junior Mayor Tanaka Charamba has said.

Charamba said schools should take full responsibility and try to come up with means of resolving the issue.

"Most of the teenagers who attend vuzu parties are boarders because they lack entertainment at schools. There is limited fun at boarding schools so when they close schools they seek entertainment that day scholars always enjoy during the term.

"Schools must provide fun facilities for youths so that the rate of vuzu parties decrease. Entertainment at school is under supervision of teachers so it will be limited and productive in a good way," said Tanaka.

He said most of the recreational facilities for teenagers in the city are not working so teenagers turn to vuzu parties as a way of entertaining themselves.

In August, 224 pupils who held a vuzu party at Umguza Rest Camp on the outskirts of Bulawayo were arrested and later released into the custody of their parents.