Children forced to learn under trees as heavy rains destroy 5 schools in Matebeleland North

5 schools were damaged by heavy rains in Matabeleland North Province, leaving a large number of children learning under trees. Two clinics and three dams were also destroyed.

Matabeleland North acting Provincial Administrator Mrs Enert Sithole said pupils from the affected schools were learning under trees appealed to well-wishers, development partners and the Government to help with resources to carry out repairs.

She said that Gwamayaya Primary School in Nkayi was entirely destroyed and lost property worth about $70 000. At Sivomo Primary in Nkayi, classroom blocks had their roofs worth $7 000 blown off and at Duhamzondo Primary, in Nkayi again, property worth $2 000 was destroyed. In Lupane’s Khabela School, three blocks worth $17 000 each were totally destroyed on December 23.