Shot in the arm for Nyatate High

Talent Simbi in NYANGA
NYATATE High School received a shot in the arm after Zanu-PF deputy Manicaland provincial chairman Cde Elliot Kasu donated $1 000 for the repair of infrastructure that was destroyed by a hailstorm that hit the district recently.
The school was affected by a hailstorm which hit some parts of Manicaland Province a fortnight ago which left houses, schools, hospitals and crops damaged.

The donation will be used towards repairing a water tank whose roof was ripped off as well as replacing some damaged sheets on classrooms and teachers’ houses.

Speaking at the occasion, Cde Kasu encouraged other schools to organise events such as will enable everyone, especially the corporate world, to know the prevailing situations in schools.

“This should be an eye-opener to other schools. It enables us to know what would be happening in schools. Who knew that the school was to receive $1 000?

“I appeal to the District Education officers in their meetings to motivate headmasters to come up with such events annually,” he said.
The school head, Mr Bore, said the money would go a long way in alleviating the water problem which was a health ticking time bomb given the typhoid outbreak in the district.

“We were using tablets to treat water in buckets. Although the water is pumped from a borehole, it was no longer safe to drink. We will start repairing the tanks,” he said.

Mr Bore also thanked acting Chief Saunyama for coming up with the idea of having a speech and prize-giving day at the school as well as sponsoring all the prizes worth $1 500.

Nyatate High School was established 33 years ago and its current enrolment is 632 students with 28 teachers.
Meanwhile, the school has successfully installed state-of-the-art internet facilities at their recently furnished computer laboratory.

The school received 10 computers under the Presidential Schools Computerisation Programme in 2012. In a bid to augment President Mugabe’s efforts, the Ministry of Information, Communication, Postal and Courier Services donated 41 more computers last year.

Cde Kasu said the development was a milestone achievement which would capacitate students, teachers and the community at large.
“I am glad that you are also offering computer lessons even to willing members of the community. Keep it up, as this helps the community to keep abreast with emerging learning technological trends. I encourage you to introduce more valued computer courses like international driving licence,” he said.

Chief Saunyama also welcomed the developments saying gone were the days when rural schools would lag behind in terms of learning facilities and vowed to help the school in every way possible.

“Internet facilities were a rare spectacle during our school days, let alone at a rural day school like this one. School authorities should feel free to inform us of challenges they will be encountering so that we can help in mapping the way forward,” said Chief Saunyama.