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Deputy Sheriff pounces on BES college
28 Mar 2011 at 18:42hrs | Views
AN early "exeat" weekend for 150 academic pupils and 80 professional, students Business Environment Services (EES) College has began.
Lessons at BES College came to an abrupt end on Tuesday as personnel from the Deputy Sherriff pounced on the college to lock up class and offices amid revelations that the learning centre owes US$40 000 as rentals to The Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ).
CBZ owns the building. BES is located at Beverly Building at the corner of Fife Street and 10th Avenue. The college uses three floors ' second, third and fourth. A at the institution who requested anonymity revealed that the messenger of court came to lock the college's offices at around 9am.
"It over a year now since the college was having its rental arrears. We were actually conducting lessons and personnel from the Deputy Sherriff came to lock up the premises. The lessons had to stop. We had to stop at once. But they did not attach any furniture," said the lecturer.
He said the students were immediately given circulars indicating that the college was facing an operational problem which is going to be rectified by 321 March 2011 or earlier.
He added, "The circular originated from the office of the college's principal."
The principal of the college is Mr Busiso Mkhwananzi and Mrs Rosemary Sibanda is the director.
Efforts to get a comment from Mr Mkhwananzi were fruitless as his mobile phone was not reachable. But word reaching Byo24News is that he has gone to South Africa for a Unisa meeting.
Other impeccable sources revealed to this publication that on Tuesday the messenger of court had to attach a B22 Mazda pick-up truck. This was after the college's two cars, a Toyota Noah and a Toyota Corrolla, were attached about a fortnight ago.
"The messenger of court attached a B22 Mazda pick-up truck on the same day (Tuesday). Two weeks ago they attached two cars (Toyota Noah), Toyota Corrolla).
As if it's not enough, the college has not been paying lecturers. It has come to light that since July last year, lecturers have been paid US$50 monthly.
A lecturer's average contract at the college stipulates that one has to get US$250.
Pupils at the college pay US$420 per term while professional students pay R100 per subject.
A professional student at BES College does an average of five modules per semester.
With regards to professional exams, BES College has a Memorandum of Understanding with the National University of Science and NUST) - one of the country's leading state universities.
The college is a centre for both Zimsec and Cambridge exams (Ordinary and Advanced Levels).
Lessons at BES College came to an abrupt end on Tuesday as personnel from the Deputy Sherriff pounced on the college to lock up class and offices amid revelations that the learning centre owes US$40 000 as rentals to The Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ).
CBZ owns the building. BES is located at Beverly Building at the corner of Fife Street and 10th Avenue. The college uses three floors ' second, third and fourth. A at the institution who requested anonymity revealed that the messenger of court came to lock the college's offices at around 9am.
"It over a year now since the college was having its rental arrears. We were actually conducting lessons and personnel from the Deputy Sherriff came to lock up the premises. The lessons had to stop. We had to stop at once. But they did not attach any furniture," said the lecturer.
He said the students were immediately given circulars indicating that the college was facing an operational problem which is going to be rectified by 321 March 2011 or earlier.
He added, "The circular originated from the office of the college's principal."
The principal of the college is Mr Busiso Mkhwananzi and Mrs Rosemary Sibanda is the director.
Efforts to get a comment from Mr Mkhwananzi were fruitless as his mobile phone was not reachable. But word reaching Byo24News is that he has gone to South Africa for a Unisa meeting.
Other impeccable sources revealed to this publication that on Tuesday the messenger of court had to attach a B22 Mazda pick-up truck. This was after the college's two cars, a Toyota Noah and a Toyota Corrolla, were attached about a fortnight ago.
"The messenger of court attached a B22 Mazda pick-up truck on the same day (Tuesday). Two weeks ago they attached two cars (Toyota Noah), Toyota Corrolla).
As if it's not enough, the college has not been paying lecturers. It has come to light that since July last year, lecturers have been paid US$50 monthly.
A lecturer's average contract at the college stipulates that one has to get US$250.
Pupils at the college pay US$420 per term while professional students pay R100 per subject.
A professional student at BES College does an average of five modules per semester.
With regards to professional exams, BES College has a Memorandum of Understanding with the National University of Science and NUST) - one of the country's leading state universities.
The college is a centre for both Zimsec and Cambridge exams (Ordinary and Advanced Levels).
Source - Byo24News
