CHILDREN of Zimbabwe War Veterans (COZWA) has urged the War Veterans ministry to urgently pay their school fees arrears to ensure that their education is not disrupted.
BY STAFF REPORTER
Hundreds of children of the ex-fighters are reportedly being send home by schools due to non-payment of their fees by the government.
COZWA said if their matter was not attended to as a matter of urgency, they will take on war veterans minister Tshinga Dube, head-on.
“Section 19 of the Constitution provides for access to education to all Zimbabweans including children of war veterans. We have received reports that some schools especially in Matabeleland Province have already started sending war veterans children with debts away from school despite the fact that the government promised to settle all the debts,” leader of the association, John Muchenje, said. “This development adversely affects the students and it must not be allowed.”
He said some parents have already lost their livestock in order to pay school fees.
Meanwhile another war veterans linked group, Children of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veteran Association (CZNLWVA) has urged government to act against corrupt individuals and ensure culprits were brought to book.
The association’s national chairperson, Innocent Mhlanga said they were prepared to fight for their “parent’s sweat”.
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“We were just expressing displeasure over issues of corruption in the country. We may be experiencing sanctions, yes, but our lives have been made miserable because of the rampant corruption at all levels in the country,” Mhlanga said.
“Corruption is not only being perpetrated by the top echelons in the government but our economy has been affected by the scourge at every level of society thereby making it difficult for the country’s programmes to operate. This is why we are urging the powers that be to act on everyone involved in corruption despite one’s political affiliation.”
CZNLWVA secretary-general Pardon Mangwende said it was surprising that despite the existence of Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016, introduced to curb the importation of basic commodities with a view to promote local industry, the banned goods were still flooding the local market.
