By Tinoonga Mawere Masvingo| The broke government defaulted on paying fees for Copota School for the visually impared, creating glaring arrears for the Reformed Church in Zimbabwe run school.

Sources at the school last week said government defaulted on fees payment under the Basic Education Assistance Module(BEAM) resulting in a severe backlog. It is understood the arrears stretch back to more than two terms thereby creating a budget crisis.
The government is unlikely to clear the debt because the Ministry of Primary and Secondary School coffers are empty, sources have said.
A staff member at Copota School last week said: “we are facing problems at the school because the government has stopped paying fees under the BEAM programme. Our efforts to seek clarity on the matter have not materialised and we have been referred to different offices but all did not yield anything. We deal with children who are socially disadvantaged therefore most of them are assisted by the government.”
Several pupils are set to drop out of school since the government’s lack of commitment is frustrating the school authorities. Government services across all sectors are literally ground due to lack of funds as President Robert Mugabe’s administration continues to preside over waning service delivery.