Munacho Gwamanda– Authorities at Cheziya High School in Gokwe are at the center of a corruption scandal involving school uniforms.
Parents who paid $200 for their children’s uniforms in December last year are still waiting for most of the promised items.
Tracksuits, half jerseys, full jerseys, shorts, and caps remain undelivered, raising serious concerns about mismanagement and possible fraud.
Reports suggest that the school’s administration and the School Development Committee (SDC) were duped by a supplier who is allegedly a relative of the school head.
The supplier, who reportedly lacks the capacity to fulfill the order, has failed to deliver the uniforms, leaving parents frustrated.
Adding to the outrage, it has emerged that only the children of teachers and boarding students have received their fulluniform sets, while the majority of day scholars remain without the required sports attire.
Parents have repeatedly sought answers from the school authorities but have only received vague assurances, with no concrete resolution in sight.
Now, two months into the school term, form one students are still without their sports uniforms, despite parents being forced to pay in advance as a condition for securing a place.
Many believe money has exchanged hands in a dubious deal that has left their children disadvantaged.
Efforts to obtain a comment from school authorities were fruitless.