THERE was pandemonium at Shamva Primary School on Wednesday
when angry parents besieged the school after their children had been sent back
home due to water cuts.
Shamva town is currently battling water shortages. The
angry parents accused teachers of accessing water while disadvantaging their
children.
When NewsDay visited the school, the parents said teachers
were being given special preference in accessing water, while lessons had been
cancelled.
“We are not happy with the teachers here. How can they
surely stop classes and turn back our children home on the pretext that there
is no water in their homes, when, in fact, they
get first preference on fetching water, which they misuse
watering flowers. We demand the opening of the school now since we paid fees.
They have a hidden agenda, but it will not
work,” a parent, Givemore Muroyiwa fumed.
School head Edson Chure said the closure was precipitated
by residents who started denying teachers access to water.
“The problem now is these residents are now denying
teachers access to water. At first, there was no problem because we got first
preference access, but now tables have turned, hence we
cannot work without such a basic need,” he said.
Ward 29 councillor Gerald Nyakurerwa said he had since
formed a water committee to help negotiate with the Zimbabwe National Water
Authority (Zinwa) to supply enough water to the 4 000
Shamva residents.
“I formed a water committee to help negotiate with Zinwa
and we have done most of the ground work to have all the 4 000 residents get
sufficient water,” he said.
Shamva water woes began a few months ago after Shamva Mine
was placed under care and maintenance. Newsday
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