By IRENE MOYO PLUMTREE is facing a dire shortage of schools as two private schools that are expected to boost the numbers are still under construction, town council chairperson Fanisani Dube said.
The town in Matabeleland South has three primary and two high schools.
Dube said the two schools under construction, owned by the Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA), were expected to ease pressure on available education facilities.
“As a town, we see the need to construct more schools as there are shortages due to the rising population,” he said.
“Currently, we have two private SDA church schools under construction.
“We hope they will ease pressure as we build more schools and engage other stakeholders willing to take part in the initiative,” Dube said.
Residents in Plumtree have been complaining about the shortage of schools in the town.
“Our city is growing due to rural to urban migration but it’s disappointing to see that there are a few schools.
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“There is one primary school which is Dingumuzi Primary School. Dingulwazi Primary School is only for infants, while Allens is a private school meaning it only caters for the elites,” Gambler Ndlovu a resident from Sivak said.
Another resident Nothando Dlamini of Gwakuba suburb said the council was excluding the underprivileged by establishing private schools instead of council schools
“What the city council is doing is unfair,” Dlamini said.
“Why would they build private schools when the majority are less privileged, most of them are civil servants?
“We need council schools that are affordable.”
