By Tatiana Mhararira
Masvingo City Council has turned down Masvingo Teacher’s College request for waiver of lease rentals for a pre-school at Chesvingo Safe Market for three months, amid reports that its enrolment is quite low.
The council’s Finance and General Purposes Committee however turned down the request and demanded that Masvingo Teacher’s College pay all its rental fees.
“The Committee turned down the request for waiver of lease rentals on the basis that if the institution did not have the capacity to run the facility, they should hand it back to the council for other tenants to be considered.
“It was reported that Masvingo Teachers College’s monthly rentals had been pegged at US$200. The reason for request for waiver of lease rental payments was that the pre-school had started operating mid-term hence it had low enrolment and Masvingo teachers College was in the process of mobilising equipment to operate the school,’ read part of the minutes.
Masvingo Teacher’s College had partnered the City of Masvingo and International Labour Organisation through the Ministry of Home Affairs to operate the pre-school.
