Mutare in need of more public schools

Fidelis Chavarike
Post Reporter
MUTARE Town Clerk, Mr Blessing Chafesuka has raised concerns over critical infrastructural gaps in the city’s education sector, urging residents to support the 2026 budget consultations that include a proposal for a special education levy.
Speaking in an interview recently, Mr Chafesuka said the school deficit is most severe in Gimboki high-density suburb.
“According to the most recent census, Mutare is short of 49 schools. In areas like Gimboki, thousands of children are attending private learning centres due to the shortage of public schools. From 1890 until about four years ago, the council had established only four schools. However, in the past four years, we have managed to construct Gimboki, Hobhouse, and Chikanga Primary schools,” said Mr Chafesuka.
To date, the city has only seven council schools, the rest being Government and private schools.
To accelerate progress, the city is promoting a special education levy, known as the Responsible Authority Levy, of a dollar per household per month.
“Residents should support such development initiatives so that we can build more schools for our children,” he added.
He said that if the budget proposal is passed, the council will be able to construct at least one school every year.