By Terrence Mawawa, Masvingo|Villagers here are scrambling for leftovers from Zimuto High school following severe drought that hit the region of Masvingo and parts of Matabeleland South province.
Following the scourge,villagers from Bawa, Mahoto and Mazambara areas hard hit by hunger, are scrambling for leftovers at the Reformed Church in Zimbabwe owned Zimuto High and Copota School (for the visually impaired) respectively.
Despite claims by Zanu PF for Masvingo North Constituency that the situation is normal and relief efforts have been made, it has emerged villagers are to the contrary ferrying sack loads of sadza -among other leftovers in ox-drawn carts.
“We are giving local villagers the leftovers from our dining hall and the situation is terrible. We hope government will resolve the matter urgently ,” authorities at Zimuto High School told ZimEye.com.
MASVINGO North MP Davis Marapira (ZANU PF) last week donated a handful of maize bags to known and card carrying Zanu PF members at Mahoto Business Centre, neglecting hundreds of villagers hard hit by food shortages.
Local villagers told ZimEye.com they no longer had food in their granaries so they had no option but to beg for for it all at the nearby boarding schools.
“We collect leftovers at Zimuto and Copota respectively and that is how we are surviving. We do not know what will happen to us when schools close in the next few weeks. Marapira only donated food aid to a few known Zanu PF activists,” said a local villager who identified himself as Servious Paradzai.