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Joseph Madzimure Senior Reporter
The construction of Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology headquarters located at the south-east corner of Samora Machel Avenue and Simon Vengayi Muzenda Street is almost complete and expected to open for its first enrolment early next month.
All the construction work at the site is expected to be completed by end of this month.
Enrolment dates will be announced in due course, with training at the college open for everyone.
The school was meant to prepare a basic orientation course which is designed to offer ideological orientation to all sectors of the Zimbabwean society ‘leaving no one and no place behind’ as directed by President Mnangagwa.
Its purpose is to educate Zimbabweans to be patriotic
The three-floor building will have six classrooms with a carrying capacity of 360 students per enrolment.
There is a canteen, information technology centre, library and records rooms. The ground floor has been completed, with the contractor finalising details on the first and second floors.
Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology Principal Cde Munyaradzi Machacha said the ideological school will be ready for classes early next month as expected.
“The first intake will be in the first quarter of the year 2024,” he said. “Definitely, we are certain that the ideological school will open its first enrolment in January next year. I can safely say it’s all system go for the grand official opening of our school. We are currently working on final touches.”
Construction of the school started in 2021 and the stand was acquired under the Herbert Chitepo Trust.
A statue of Cde Chitepo will be erected at the site in honour of the late national hero. Cde Machacha said requirements of the recruitment procedures were being worked-out.
“Preference will be given to Zanu PF members, Government officials and parastatal employees,” he said. “We may also consider the private sector. It’s not just for party cadres. We intend to train anyone in the private sector, be it in mining, banking, education and others to better our economy.
“Unity, development and peace, that is what we want to promote and the Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology will be doing classroom teachings to all sectors, be it churches, private sectors, industry and commerce. They will be free to send their leadership for training at the school.
“This project is a three floor building, and is on course to be completed by end December this year. We hope that all things being equal, we should start seeing activities from January next year onwards. We are going to have some six classrooms.
“We want this building to be inspirational to future generations. What takes place at this building will shape the future of this country both politically and economically. We want the whole population to move as one going into the future.”
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