Zimbabwe government in $15m school fees assistance debt

The Zimbabwe government has failed to pay school fees worth $15 million for secondary school students under the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) since the beginning of this year, Parliament heard yesterday.

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Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare ministry director of Social Services Sydney Mhishi made the disclosure when he appeared before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare chaired by Mazowe North MP Edgar Chidavaenzi.

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