MLF urged government to stop demonising children with national pledge

Mthwakazi Liberation Front has challenged the Zimbabwean government to stop what it called the demonisation of people's children with its national pledge.

Ndabezinhle Fuyane,  MLF information and Publicity Bulawayo province said  MLF is not finding the reason of the present government demonizing children with the so called National School Pledge as the history of great grand fathers, fathers, brothers and sisters is not known but rather the history of foreigners.

"This so called National School Pledge should be for those who think they did better for Zimbabwe," he said. "Zimbabwe remains our neighbour but their affairs of such demonic proposals which are even the abuse of school children's rights according to the Zimbabwean constitution. We thereby oppose the idea as this totally distort the history of our state which in this case is blinkering our children and the generations to come into believing that the sentiments in the pledge are true,thus fold blinding."

He said now they therefore stand against such in Mthwakazi.

"We say NO ! NO! to such. Our kids should be taught proper history at schools . The Zimbabwean government has no right whatsoever to determine what parents should do for their children," he said. "As parents we know the time for the presents of our children and what the presents are. This is just the infringement of our rights as parents, hence we need not reminded on buying our children presents."