Schools Crumbling as BEAM Funds Go Unpaid Since 2023, Parliament Hears

Schools crumble under Beam weight - Zimbabwe Situation

Source: Schools crumble under Beam weight –Newsday Zimbabwe GOVERNMENT has failed to pay tuition fees for orphans and other underprivileged pupils under the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) for the past two years, the National Assembly heard. Public Service minister Edgar Moyo acknowledged that schools are struggling to provide services owing to unpaid fees. Moyo was responding to written questions from legislators in the National Assemb…

Schools crumbling as BEAM funds go unpaid since 2023, parliament hears

Learners at a school in Hwange district sit in a classroom which has lost much of its flooring HARARE – Schools across Zimbabwe are struggling to stay afloat as the government continues to delay disbursements under the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM), a scheme meant to cover fees for vulnerable learners. Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Edgar Moyo admitted in Parliament on Wednesday that Treasury has not paid BEAM fun…

Schools crumbling as BEAM funds go unpaid since 2023, parliament hears - Zimbabwe News Now

HARARE – Schools across Zimbabwe are struggling to stay afloat as the government continues to delay disbursements under the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM), a scheme meant to cover fees for vulnerable learners. Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Edgar Moyo admitted in Parliament on Wednesday that Treasury has not paid BEAM funds since the beginning of 2023, leaving schools in financial distress. “The information I have i…