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Mthwakazi Republic Party support Amaswazi Primary School position
20 Mar 2016 at 01:39hrs | Views
Mthwakazi Republic Party has indicated that it strongly support the brave position undertaken by parents to demand the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to remove the non Ndebele head mistress who was implementing the 1979 grand plan at school.
Party's secretary general Hloniphani Ncube said the delegation that attended this meeting included him, the youth Secretary General, the Bulawayo provincial spoke person and the Pumula ward structure.
"This development comes after the Secretary General of Mthwakazi Republic Party strongly questioned the minister about deploying non Ndebele speaking teachers citing Mpumelelo as a very disturbing example whereby out of 36 teachers 34 are of Shona origin, who does not understand local languages. The Secretary General advised the minister to consult the local people about critical decisions that he intends to implement to prevent a serious civil war," he said.
"The parents at Pumula in Amaswazi Primary School where called to select a new committee after the previous members of the community including Simangaliphi Khumalo, Tawanda Nkomo and Oni Matamba failed to work with the corrupt and manipulative headmistress who was introduced to our teams as Mutongi."
He said Mutongi was said to have pressured the previous executive to resign and she immediately appointed the people whom she could manipulate to dance according to her tunes.
"The parents also questioned the way they handle finances, it was established that finances were handled by Shona people in a school where children are to be taught Ndebele and the parents who pay fees are the Ndebeles. Apart from that, the committee appointed by the headmistress was said to be reporting stolen property yet the school had three paid security guards. Another issue the school was said to be run by three committee members," he said. "The financial report presented to parents was written by Peter Mafuka and presented by a fellow introduced as Mazviba which is highly controversial. The petty cash spent by the school was over 900 US dollars which is questionable, and it was not clear how the amount was spent. The committee was technically run by Shonas only at a school of Ndebele people."
Ncube said this meeting came after the parents have previously petitioned the controversial minister of Primary and Secondary Education Dokora, whom we believe he is not sensitive to community needs.
"The parents previously convened a meeting at Pumula Community Hall whereby they called the officials of the Khami district administering education in the area and also invited the head mistress to settle her inhuman conducts, but she did not come, only the ministry officials surfaced. After the head showed arrogance just like her minister whom they are pursuing the similar cause, the parents resolved to petition the Ministry of Education that they do not want a school head who disrespect the community," he said.
"In the meeting the Ministry of Education officials tried to enforce the election of a new committee and the members of the community were united to block the elections until the headmistress issue was addressed according to their demands. The parents instructed the head to leave their community in peace. Shona teachers have a history of squandering school funds at this school and go away with it because the sector is run by their fellow Shona principals which minister Dokora was questioned about by the Secretary General."
He said it is said that Mrs. Nyathi a Shona wife to the historian Phathisa Nyathi got away with a scandal of more than 50 000 US dollars and the Ministry elevated her to work at Mhlanhlandlela offices of the Ministry in Bulawayo City Centre, as a cover up.
"We further advise the Ministry decisions not to escalate the tension between the community and the government. The Ministry must have learnt from the incidents at Makuzeze, Mlamuli and the latest Amaswazi Primary School located at Pumula," Ncube said.
"We further warn Dokora not to victimise the SDC committees which listens to the concerns of parents who are keeping the broke ministry functioning even though the government have deepened the levels of unemployment which stands at more than 95% at the moment particularly in Mthwakazi which is done on purpose."
Ncube said this warning comes after Dokora with the unwanted headmistress at Mlamuli blamed the SDC chairman Peter Ndlovu in a meeting which was attended by the District Education officers, the deputy Minister of primary and Secondary Education and the Provincial Education officer soon after the secretary general had warned Dokora.
"He prefers not to take warnings and opt for victimization which is the prime policy of the Mugabe led government. This is seen as a mischief especially from a minister handling the Education sector to handle issues of primary importance that way," Ncube said.
"As we have earlier noted on party publications we are a political party which is determined to free our people from all forms of human abuse perpetrated by the Zimbabwe government day and night, and we advise them to take us seriously because we mean business."
He said as a party we do not accept policies in the Education sector that promotes tribalism, implementation of the 1979 grand plan, against religious freedom like the national pledge.
"If he is a good listener and a peace loving minister he must do the right thing before its late. This should also send a strong warning to all the Zimbabwe ministries which are misbehaving in our land. Its either they shape in or shape out, we can survive without them. after all we are a nation which was illegally incorporated to be ruled by Zimbabweans. The party also sends a strong message to those of our people who are sell outs. The time to show your position is now, we are aware of some of those especially at Lupane. Do it knowingly," he said.
"Mahlabezulu kasisebenzeni ngokuzimisela ngoba akekho ozasikhulula. sokuyisikhathi eside uhulumende weZimbabwe esihlukuluza. Babulele izihlobo zethu njalo kabatshengisi kubuyela emuva. Kasikhangelelanga ukuvinjelwa ngabantu bakithi kumzabalazo wokuzikhulula. Siyakholwa njalo siyazi ngokusebenza kwethu langenhlelo zethu ukuthi ilizwe lizokhululeka masinyane. Sibonga abaxhasa inhlelo zethu ngenhliziyo zabo zonke, sisithi siyabonga balandeli beMthwakazi Republic Party."
Party's secretary general Hloniphani Ncube said the delegation that attended this meeting included him, the youth Secretary General, the Bulawayo provincial spoke person and the Pumula ward structure.
"This development comes after the Secretary General of Mthwakazi Republic Party strongly questioned the minister about deploying non Ndebele speaking teachers citing Mpumelelo as a very disturbing example whereby out of 36 teachers 34 are of Shona origin, who does not understand local languages. The Secretary General advised the minister to consult the local people about critical decisions that he intends to implement to prevent a serious civil war," he said.
"The parents at Pumula in Amaswazi Primary School where called to select a new committee after the previous members of the community including Simangaliphi Khumalo, Tawanda Nkomo and Oni Matamba failed to work with the corrupt and manipulative headmistress who was introduced to our teams as Mutongi."
He said Mutongi was said to have pressured the previous executive to resign and she immediately appointed the people whom she could manipulate to dance according to her tunes.
"The parents also questioned the way they handle finances, it was established that finances were handled by Shona people in a school where children are to be taught Ndebele and the parents who pay fees are the Ndebeles. Apart from that, the committee appointed by the headmistress was said to be reporting stolen property yet the school had three paid security guards. Another issue the school was said to be run by three committee members," he said. "The financial report presented to parents was written by Peter Mafuka and presented by a fellow introduced as Mazviba which is highly controversial. The petty cash spent by the school was over 900 US dollars which is questionable, and it was not clear how the amount was spent. The committee was technically run by Shonas only at a school of Ndebele people."
Ncube said this meeting came after the parents have previously petitioned the controversial minister of Primary and Secondary Education Dokora, whom we believe he is not sensitive to community needs.
"The parents previously convened a meeting at Pumula Community Hall whereby they called the officials of the Khami district administering education in the area and also invited the head mistress to settle her inhuman conducts, but she did not come, only the ministry officials surfaced. After the head showed arrogance just like her minister whom they are pursuing the similar cause, the parents resolved to petition the Ministry of Education that they do not want a school head who disrespect the community," he said.
"In the meeting the Ministry of Education officials tried to enforce the election of a new committee and the members of the community were united to block the elections until the headmistress issue was addressed according to their demands. The parents instructed the head to leave their community in peace. Shona teachers have a history of squandering school funds at this school and go away with it because the sector is run by their fellow Shona principals which minister Dokora was questioned about by the Secretary General."
"We further advise the Ministry decisions not to escalate the tension between the community and the government. The Ministry must have learnt from the incidents at Makuzeze, Mlamuli and the latest Amaswazi Primary School located at Pumula," Ncube said.
"We further warn Dokora not to victimise the SDC committees which listens to the concerns of parents who are keeping the broke ministry functioning even though the government have deepened the levels of unemployment which stands at more than 95% at the moment particularly in Mthwakazi which is done on purpose."
Ncube said this warning comes after Dokora with the unwanted headmistress at Mlamuli blamed the SDC chairman Peter Ndlovu in a meeting which was attended by the District Education officers, the deputy Minister of primary and Secondary Education and the Provincial Education officer soon after the secretary general had warned Dokora.
"He prefers not to take warnings and opt for victimization which is the prime policy of the Mugabe led government. This is seen as a mischief especially from a minister handling the Education sector to handle issues of primary importance that way," Ncube said.
"As we have earlier noted on party publications we are a political party which is determined to free our people from all forms of human abuse perpetrated by the Zimbabwe government day and night, and we advise them to take us seriously because we mean business."
He said as a party we do not accept policies in the Education sector that promotes tribalism, implementation of the 1979 grand plan, against religious freedom like the national pledge.
"If he is a good listener and a peace loving minister he must do the right thing before its late. This should also send a strong warning to all the Zimbabwe ministries which are misbehaving in our land. Its either they shape in or shape out, we can survive without them. after all we are a nation which was illegally incorporated to be ruled by Zimbabweans. The party also sends a strong message to those of our people who are sell outs. The time to show your position is now, we are aware of some of those especially at Lupane. Do it knowingly," he said.
"Mahlabezulu kasisebenzeni ngokuzimisela ngoba akekho ozasikhulula. sokuyisikhathi eside uhulumende weZimbabwe esihlukuluza. Babulele izihlobo zethu njalo kabatshengisi kubuyela emuva. Kasikhangelelanga ukuvinjelwa ngabantu bakithi kumzabalazo wokuzikhulula. Siyakholwa njalo siyazi ngokusebenza kwethu langenhlelo zethu ukuthi ilizwe lizokhululeka masinyane. Sibonga abaxhasa inhlelo zethu ngenhliziyo zabo zonke, sisithi siyabonga balandeli beMthwakazi Republic Party."
Source - Byo24News
