THERE was stampede at Simon Muzenda Bus Terminus as parents
were taking their children back to school with some pupils left stranded.
Some Hartzel primary and high school pupils were sad after
they could not get transport on time. A concerned guardian, Mai Chinama, was stranded after she
could not get transport for her grand-children.
“We arrived here at 8am only to be told that the bus had
already left. I am here with my two grandsons they are really sad because I do
not think we will get transport on time.
“We are just being hopeful that we will get transport very
soon. “I called the school and they said we can only get transport tomorrow,”
said Mai Chinama
A grade four pupil at Hartzel Primary School only
identified as Kelvin, said if they fail to get to school today they may not
find beds.
“Kuenda mangwana hakuite
hako nekuti mabeds anopera ndozodii. I just want to go to school today that’s all.
“I hope my grandmother will make a plan because I was
really excited to go back to school today,” he said.
Emmanuel Makina, an Upper Six student at Uzumba High School
said they have been at the bus terminus since morning and commuters seems to be
taking time to fill up.
However, business seems to have changed for some commuters
due tom low very low turn up of student at their pick up points.
Meanwhile, Roshenfic Tours, a bus that was transporting
children at St Marys High in Wedza, incurred a huge loss as the failed to fill
up two buses with the last one carrying only 20 pupils.
“Things have changed as compared to the previous years when
four buses were needed to transport pupils but right now they can’t fill two
buses.
“Parents are struggling maybe it is because the school fees
are now expensive for St Mary’s its now $7000 and most parents have transferred
their kids to affordable schools,” a parent who preferred anonymity said. H
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