MoBE's Director Appointments Cause Ruckus

Ministry of Basic Education PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Ministry of Basic Education PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Ministry of Basic Education’s choice to appoint two Zimbabwean nationals to senior management positions has been met with mixed reactions.

The two, Bona Gutu and Buhle Siziba, were appointed director at the Department of Curriculum Development and Evaluation and director at the Department of Educational Planning and Research Services respectively. The duo was serving as deputy divisional directors in Zimbabwe.

While some highly placed education officers were irked that the duo holds no special qualifications, others believe that ever since government localised the positions, the country’s education has deteriorated.

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