Times Of Swaziland: MHUBHE PUPILS ACCUSE TEACHER OF SEXUAL ABUSE

MHUBHE PUPILS ACCUSE TEACHER OF SEXUAL ABUSE
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 BY SIBUSISO ZWANE on 08/05/2019 01:17:00


NGCULWINI – Pamphlets inscribed with sexual abuse allegations against a
teacher at Mhubhe High School were strewn all over the school and sports ground
yesterday.
The allegations, which some of were defamatory, were levelled against one of the
male teachers of the school who will not be named, because he has not been
charged with any wrongdoing. The pamphlets inscribed with the allegations of
sexual abuse on pupils were said to have been delivered by pupils in the wee
hours of yesterday.
In fact, there is mystery surrounding the owners of the pamphlets as there were
views that besides the pupils, there were other forces involved in the act. This
incident happened just when schools resumed for the second term, after a three-
week break. It also happened at the backdrop of ongoing cases pitting Swaziland
National Association of Teachers (SNAT) President, Mbongwa Dlamini, against the
schools administration.
Dlamini is a teacher at the school and was last year charged by the Ministry of
Education and Training’s Schools Manager Macanjana Motsa, with a litany of
misdemeanours - which SNAT has vehemently opposed. Later on, the ministry
slapped him with 11 more charges of absenteeism, misconduct and neglect of work.
Staff
Yesterday, on the first day of the second term, both the staff members and
pupils were welcomed by the pamphlets of sexual abuse which were flying all over
the school and its surroundings.
However, it was gathered that in the morning, the head teacher was not around
when the rest of the staff members and pupils made the shocking discovery. As a
result, an impeccable source said the deputy head teacher allegedly asked the
security guard to collect the pamphlets.
In the pamphlets, it was alleged that the staff member sexually abused three
former pupils. It is also claimed that currently, he was abusing two pupils and
the names of the scholars were mentioned but will not be published for ethical
reasons.
Again, in the pamphlet, it was alleged that the fingered teacher had turned one
of the school offices into a ‘sex den’ where he allegedly had sexual
intercourse with the pupils.
When this publication paid a visit to the school yesterday, it found inspectors
from the Ministry of Education and Training, and they had an audience with the
deputy head teacher. The gist of the discussions could not be ascertained by the
time of going to print.
Thereafter, the deputy head teacher, who had earlier-on promised to attend to
this reporter, ended up referring him to the head of the school, since he was
available by then for comment on behalf of the school. The head teacher, asked
not to comment about the matter because he had just arrived. However, when he
was called later on, he said police had been roped in to investigate the matter,
especially the owners of the pamphlets.