ABOUT 200 pupils at Lukanyiso Primary School in Bulawayo\u2019s Mpopoma suburb do not have identity documents, a survey has revealed.<\/p>\n
The survey was conducted by the Bulawayo Progressive Residents\u2019 Association (BPRA) Mpopoma education sub-committee.<\/p>\n
The survey led by Linganiso Nyathi, the BPRA secretary for education in Mpopoma, showed that 156 learners at the school do not have birth certificates.
\nAbout 70% of the pupils without identity documents are in Grade 6 and Grade 7, the survey shows.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of these children are talented in sports, but due to lack of birth certificates they cannot compete to the highest level\u2026they may face the fate of failing to get places in high schools and this will greatly affect their careers,\u201d Nyathi said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe committee has managed to compile a list of those pupils and has visited the Registrar General\u2019s office in Bulawayo to find out the requirements that may be needed depending on the peculiar reasons why that particular child on the list does not have a birth certificate.<\/p>\n
\u201cA similar survey will be conducted in other schools in the area,\u201d Nyathi added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ABOUT 200 pupils at Lukanyiso Primary School in Bulawayo\u2019s Mpopoma suburb do not have identity documents, a survey has revealed. The survey was conducted by the Bulawayo Progressive Residents\u2019 Association (BPRA) Mpopoma education sub-committee. The survey led by Linganiso Nyathi, the BPRA secretary for education in Mpopoma, showed that 156 learners at the school do […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":5966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[188,128,267,357],"class_list":{"0":"post-11719","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-community","9":"tag-bulawayo","10":"tag-community","11":"tag-students","12":"tag-university"},"yoast_head":"\n