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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 85911, member: 27"] Overcrowding blew past limits at a Hwange primary school, pushing local authorities toward building another campus fast. School pressure in Empumalanga [LIST] [*]Nechibondo Primary School is packed beyond capacity due to the area population growth. [*]Enrollment topped 1,700 learners. [*]Classes rotate weekly under hot-sitting setups. [/LIST] Why the numbers spiked [LIST] [*]Mining and energy jobs pulled families into Hwange. [*]Housing expansion boosted child enrollments. [*]Public schooling options stayed limited. [/LIST] Local authority response [LIST] [*]Hwange Local Board is weighing the construction of a new primary school. [*]Site planned at Dynamic Village. [*]The goal is to ease pressure on existing classrooms. [/LIST] What leadership is saying [LIST] [*]Ndumiso Mdlalose flagged overcrowding as unsustainable. [*]Said migration reshaped school demand. [*]Pointed at settlement growth driving intake. [/LIST] Resources and readiness [LIST] [*]Materials secured for two classroom blocks. [*]The administration block is also planned. [*]Procurement paperwork finished under PRAZ rules. [/LIST] Cost and funding angle [LIST] [*]Project price tagged above US$500,000. [*]Financing eyed through council resources. [*]The Devolution Fund is also on the table. [/LIST] The private schools gap [LIST] [*]Nearby primary options are privately run. [*]Fees block low-income households. [*]Leaves public schools carrying the load. [/LIST] Future planning [LIST] [*]Three more school sites marked. [*]One in the DRC section of Empumalanga. [*]Two sets for Empumalanga Phase 4. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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