Terrence Mawawa, Masvingo| Teachers here have slammed the move by the Education Ministry led by Lazarus Dokora to distribute templates of his national pledge craft to schools, calling it a direct attempt to indoctrinate pupils with the Zanu PF mantra.
Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Sylivia Utete Masango, representing her boss Dokora, last week dished out to the templates to school pupils in Masvingo claiming the national pledge would be mandatory because it reminded pupils about their social background, national heritage and the gains of the liberation struggle.
The national pledge, expected to be launched on May 3, requires pupils to salute the national flag while reciting words perceived to be deeply political in nature.
The national pledge reads in part:”I salute the national flag, respecting the brave fathers and mothers who lost lives in the Chimurenga /Umveleke. We are proud inheritors of the riches of our resources. We are proud creators and participants in our vibrant traditions and culture.”
Angry teachers in Masvingo Urban blasted Dokora for the deliberate attempt to inculcate the Zanu PF Chimurenga mantra in school pupils.
Teachers who spoke to ZimEye.com after the pupils received the templates said:”We are deeply worried about the move to introduce the so called national pledge. Dokora has gone too far in an attempt to please his boss President Robert Mugabe. The national pledge which will be launched on May 3 does not have any direct benefit to the pupils.
In fact it is a political move aimed at indoctrinating school children.”
Pastors have also attacked the move with a Masvingo based one Pastor Godfrey Zenda also weighing in his protest saying it violates spiritual freedoms of the citizenry.
Mugabe is expected to attend the official launch of the national pledge at a school in Matabeleland next month.
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Dokora you are stupid and uneducated,please national pledge does not mean food on the table, does it???????
Dokora you are stupid and uneducated,please national pledge does not mean food on the table, does it???????
isn’t it the problem that when you have no WAR history to talk about — whether in fighting the establishment of colonial rule or waging an anti-colonial struggle — you make these silly and desperate things to try and manufacture one, as Zanu has been trying to do — and FAILING MISERABLY IN THE PROCESS –for the past 36 years……!!
Look at him … he is the sort who would make such a stupid demand on behalf of zanu (he is zanu through and through)
isn’t it the problem that when you have no WAR history to talk about — whether in fighting the establishment of colonial rule or waging an anti-colonial struggle — you make these silly and desperate things to try and manufacture one, as Zanu has been trying to do — and FAILING MISERABLY IN THE PROCESS –for the past 36 years……!!
Look at him … he is the sort who would make such a stupid demand on behalf of zanu (he is zanu through and through)