Tribalism rocks Girls College in Bulawayo

Parents at Girls college in Bulawayo have since raised a red flag at the school and are up in arms against the school head Miss Les Ross and her deputy a  John Rugoyi for tribalism and racism.

This follows the removal of one of the best science teachers in the region  John Ncube from Girls College in an unscrupulous way.

Ncube is one of the few best science teachers who have produced some best students in the region while at Plumtree high. Ncube faced problems when he joined Girls College in Bulawayo from Plumtree.

According to parents who spoke to Mthwakazi Republic Party,  Rugoyi is a tribalist and seeks to soil  John Ncube's image for his selfish reasons.

The case involving  Ncube is even known by the Minister of Education Dr Lazarus Dokora, his deputy and the Permanent Secretary but they chose to give it a deaf ear.

MRP is therefore disgusted that Dokora was swift to come to Lupane in defence of one Miss Emilia Bonyongwe but can't do the same when John Ncube is being persecuted and tainted by his fellow workmates.

Mthwakazi Republic Party said the outgoing Provincial Education Director for Bulawayo province Dan Moyo is aware of the matter but has not acted in all honesty in the matter.

"As a Party we are reliably informed that he connived with Madam Ross, Rugoyi and the Minister of Education himself Lazarus Dokora. We also gather that a certain white teacher at Peter house in Mashonaland East had treated the shona teachers the same way on racial discrimination and minister Dokora drove all the way to fire him, but now that is it happening in Mthwakazi the same Dokora is not taking any action," said the party.

"The concerned parents who came to us said they support Ncube's resolve to clear his name and we also are against the deployment of Shona teachers in Matabeleland. What worries us most is that the charges leveled against John Ncube are laughable. One of the charges being that Ncube refused to drink tea on the same table with school head Less Ross," said MRP.

The party said the decision to remove John Ncube from the school was done without the consent of the parents, other teachers and the SDC which is very suspicious.

"We are reliable informed that Ncube have approached Lawyers as well in clearing his name after he was given a cold shoulder by the Ministry of Education, though some lawyers have been bribed before. Following the collapse of the Zimbabwean economy by the Dokora's government, Girls high which used to be one of the best schools in Bulawayo has now gone down in terms of teaching standards due to poor infrastructure," said the party.

"The school no longer screen pupils according to their pass rates in grade seven like they used to do in the past. Instead they now enroll pupils who come from well up families, those who can afford to pay the school fees, then their screening starts from there. This has caused the school to have such classes as A to D according to pass rates and the D class is said to be the special class reserved for those who would have failed. Rugoyi conniving with Ms Rose gave Ncube the special class, and below is the pass rate for the GIRLS COLLEGE."