The ManicaPost
Liberty Dube Post Correspondent
MINISTER of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs, Cde Mandi Chimene and members of the Fallen Heroes’ Trust of Zimbabwe are next week expected to address “amicably” the contentious issue of mysterious happenings at Nyakatsapa High School near Watsomba Business Centre.
There are mysterious sounds of people walking and marching being heard in the girls’ dormitories during the night.
Students interviewed last week claimed that at one time the strange people whose footsteps (marching like soldiers) are heard by almost everyone destroyed windowpanes.
Students and villagers from the surrounding community are in a panic mode and have been challenging the school authorities to act fast.
In an interview, Cde Chimene, said she was working in unison with the Fallen Heroes’ Trust of Zimbabwe to make sure that the larger-than-life occurrences happening at the school are put to bed.
“We are preparing to go there next week. I will engage members of the FHTZ and go with them to the school so that we conduct the necessary rituals and make sure that students live in peace. It is a situation that needs urgency so we are likely to go there next week,” said Cde Chimene.
The trust, among other roles, is responsible for the exhumation process of remains of freedom fighters.
Earlier on, students interviewed alleged that the strange person whose footsteps could be heard during the night could be the ghost of the school’s late deputy school head, Mr Manners Bhowa (49), who was murdered at the United Methodist Church-run institution by his wife, Pamela Phiri-Bhowa.
Villagers who requested anonymity, said they were worried that the school authorities were doing nothing about it.
Manicaland Provincial Education Director, Mr Edward Shumba, in an interview on Wednesday, said he was still waiting for a comprehensive report from Mutasa District Schools Inspector.
“I have asked the Mutasa District Schools Inspector (Mrs Mlambo) to come up with a comprehensive report. Nobody has really told me about what really is happening there. I need a comprehensive report for me to be able to comment about the issue. Spiritual things can become so serious and I might not be qualified to comment more on those issues as far as education is concerned,” said Mr Shumba.
