San school commissioned

MATABELELAND South Zanu-PF Member of Parliament (Proportional Representation) Cde Alice Ndlovu-Zulu has died.

She was 63. Her younger brother, Mr Patnas Mazibuko said Cde Ndlovu-Zulu (pictured) succumbed to kidney failure last Friday, which she had been battling for a long time.

“She was in and out of hospital due to her condition but she finally succumbed to it on Friday. She was in and out of hospital and was on medication but this time around she couldn’t make it. She died at Parkview General Hospital in Harare,” said Mr Mazibuko.

He said due to her condition she developed an infection which affected her health. Mr

Mazibuko said Cde Ndlovu-Zulu’s death was a great loss to the family and the country at large

THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has commissioned Mtshina Primary School in Tsholotsho District, the first to cater exclusively for the San Community.

The school will see the San community accessing education easily as previously children were walking more than 10 kilometres to the nearest schools. Speaking at the commissioning on Friday, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs Tumisang as she played a pivotal role in the emancipation of women and rights development. He said she began her political career after having worked in the NGO sector.

He said the burial had been tentatively set for Tuesday and mourners are gathered at her homestead in Msithi in Filabusi.

Insiza South Member of Parliament (Zanu-PF), Cde Spare Sithole said Cde NdlovuZulu’s death had robbed the district, province and country at large of a leader, who had the people’s concerns at heart.

“She was not just in politics but she was a leader. She had a great influence in people’s lives and that anyone can give testimony to. Her death is a great loss to the party and also to the development of the country. Not so long ago we lost cadres in Lupane and Plumtree. We really wonder what this means. She is at rest now and that is all that we can say,” said Cde Sithole.

Cde Ndlovu-Zulu is survived by two daughters.

Thabela said the new school will ensure that the children in San community have access to education like everyone else in the country.

“May I point out that the construction of Mtshina Primary School has reduced the distance that learners around this area have been walking to the two schools around. Before the construction of the school, learners were walking more than 10km either to Sikente Primary to the east or to Butabubili Primary to the west,” she said.

Mrs Thabela said walking such long distances was discouraging learners from attending school,

especially those in Early Childhood Development. Some of the children would give up on school.

“On behalf of the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, I want to express my gratitude to Plan International, who worked in collaboration with the Norwegian offices, for funding the construction of Mtshina Primary School. It also gives me pleasure to announce that Plan International has already mobilised resources for the construction of Mtshina Secondary School and this will go a long way in providing access to secondary school for learners from Mtshina and Butabubili Primary Schools. Education plays a critical role in the transformation of livelihoods in today societies,” said Mrs Thabela.

Matabeleland South MP dies