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*Minister Ndlovu Explains Why There Is A Shortage Of Qualified Ndebele Primary School Teachers* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?ft The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Evelyn Ndlovu, has said the shortage of Ndebele teachers especially for ECD level up to Grade 3 is due to the reluctance of people from Ndebele-speaking regions to become teachers. Ndlovu said the majority of learners from Ndebele-speaking regions do not finish secondary school education and instead choose to migrate to South Africa and Botswana. ---------- Pindula is best experienced with the Android App. *Download APK here:* https://zero.pindula.co.zw/media/apps/apks/pindula23.apk _On Econet, Pindula does NOT use your data_ ---------- She was responding to a question from Senator Bekithemba Mpofu on what the government policy was regarding teachers teaching primary school children without the knowledge of their language. Mpofu then gave an example of a teacher with limited knowledge of Ndebele teaching primary school children in a school that is predominantly of the Ndebele community. Ndlovu responded: > The policy is that when a child is still young at ECD level up to grade 3, the child must be taught in his/her mother tongue but we have a challenge of teachers from that region. > We have been advocating for more teachers to be trained from that particular region without success. > Most of the children in that region opt for other qualifications. The majority of them do not finish school. > They leave for South Africa or Botswana and they do not finish their primary and secondary education. That is the biggest challenge that we have. > We have been in touch with the training colleges to investigate the shortage that is there and I am very disappointed that we have failed to get children into those colleges. > I am very disappointed. We have failed to get volunteers even in my own constituency which is Bulilima. Recently, the Silobela community rejected non-Ndebele-speaking teachers deployed by the government to take early childhood development classes in Donsa-Donsa, a predominately Ndebele area. Donsa Councillor Willard Moyo said accommodating the teachers would do no good for the infant learners. He was speaking at a meeting held at Zibagwe Rural District full council meeting. | Insider itel A50 now available on Pindula at $84 64GB storage, 2GB RAM. _ideal for light usage_ _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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