Beam under scrutiny

News Day

By Pamela Mhlanga

21 February 2013

The Bulawayo Progressive Residents’ Association (BPRA) has asked the government to instruct schools to publish lists of beneficiaries of the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) to ensure there is no “nepotism and corruption”.

In a statement yesterday, BPRA’s programmes and advocacy manager Emmanuel Ndlovu said on Monday the organisation wrote to Labour and Social Welfare minister Paurina Mupariwa making the request.

“The letter, which is dated February 18 2013, also requests that the minister (in conjunction with the Ministry of Education) periodically publish names of Beam beneficiaries to ensure that only deserving children benefit from the scheme,” he said.

Ndlovu said last month a similar letter was sent to the Education, Sport, Arts and Culture minister David Coltart and the Bulawayo provincial education director Dan Moyo, but Coltart advised BPRA that the Labour and Social Welfare ministry administered Beam.