Govt to mobilise funds for 5 Kwekwe teachers

THE Primary and Secondary Education ministry is set to mobilise donations for the families of five female Munyati Primary School teachers who perished in a road accident two weeks ago.

The deceased are Joe Tsungirirai, Everjoy Ngwenya, Sthabile Moyo, Mitchell Maticha and Lesley Mugwidi.

Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a Training of Trainers workshop on the rollout of the early warning system for mitigating school dropouts at King Solomon Hotel in Kwekwe on Wednesday, Primary and Secondary Education minister Torerayi Moyo said the ministry would mobilise donations in cash and kind for the families of the departed.

“I brainstormed and felt that we need to come up with financial support to the families of the deceased because they were breadwinners and because of that, I will personally write letters to well-wishers who can contribute whether in kind or financially,” he said.

Moyo said the gap left by the teachers required experienced educators.

One of the teachers, Tsungirirai, had served the school for more than 10 years.

“I am told that one of the teachers, Joe, had served the school for more than 10 years,” Moyo said.

“We will also support the school in many ways through deployment of teachers who are going to replace the five, so my message to the district schools inspector is we want experienced teachers deployed to that school because those five were highly experienced and were highly committed to duty.”

The minister also said his office was offering counselling services to teachers and learners at the school so that they come to terms with the tragic incident.