BUSHBUCKRIDGE – Forty-one years after passing his grade six,Mr Ezrom Mathumbu visited his former primary school during its graduation ceremony at Croquet Lawn.
Mathumbu, who celebrated a masters’ degree in leadership and change management, said he was disappointed with the education department for not trying to improve conditions at Lamulelani Primary.
“It is not a good sight to witness. Thinking that since I left here in 1972, nothing has been done to ensure that children in this village experience learning in an improved environment,” said the disappointed Mathumbu.
One of the teachers who wished to remain anonymous, said teaching children at the school was not a pleasant experience.
The roof in certain classes was falling apart and according to the teacher, they struggled to keep the learners in the classes on rainy days because of the leakages.
“Tables and chairs are broken and there are holes in the walls. Everything is just in a bad state,” said the teacher.
Mathumbu proposed that together with other graduates and achievers from the community, they should create a forum of academics to try and improve the school. He said they could work on projects such as donating computers and sourcing books for the library to assist it in progressing the development of the community.
“I am not sure if the forum should be called Khumbule khaya or Buyela ekhaya but we must just do it and I am offering to coordinate it until a proper committee is formed,”
he said.
The former Gazankulu MP has appealed to the MEC for education, Ms Reginah Mhaule, to consider upgrading the primary school which he said was founded in 1910 and is in need of urgent attention.
