Harare’s most prestigious school, Eaglesvale has become indigenised by President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU PF party after the institution’s suspended headmaster (Mr. Naison Tirivavi) mysteriously returned to work and fired the same board which was investigating him for allegedly misappropriating school assets.
The school owned by The Dutch Reformed Church, which was then scrambled with assistance of ZANU PF officials, was finally seized yesterday, ZimEye can reveal, in a development one of many in which institutions and businesses have in recent months come under the control of black Zimbabweans loyal to the ruling party. A board loyal to Mr Tirivavi has since taken over.
When questioned for further details on the development and also on why the indigenisation cer
emony was not officially published in the ordinary way, Mr Tirivavi refused to answer requesting rather to meet our reporter face to face at an undisclosed location: “Ko zvingaita here kuti tisangane muHarare titaure takatarisana zviso zvedu”, Tirivavi asked our reporter.
He says he has been reinstated after the seizure. A ceremony was conducted yesterday attended by the controversial Local Government and National Housing Minister Ignatius Chombo, together with Education Minister Mr. Lazarus Dokora. The program also had Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa as an invited guest.
The bitter wrangle for control of the school by Naison Tirivavi who used his ZANU PF connections, ended with that ceremony yesterday. Despite an on going Supreme Court challenge by the Dutch Reformed Church board, Mr Tirivavi declared that the school is now under ‘The Reformed Church of Zimbabwe’.
Investigations
The reasons surrounding Tirivavi’s suspension are to do with misconduct relating to handling school assets. Reports state that at one point Tirivavi as the head of the school purchased four(4) buses for from ZIMCO, and upon delivery of the vehicles, he was given two(2) more cars as a reward for being the best-buyer. It is alleged that Tirivavi then converted the two vehicles to his personal property leading to clashes with the school board. In the ensuing bad relations with the board, Tirivavi then sought to circumvent the problem by dismissing the board and replacing it with one made up of members from the Masvingo sect known as the Reformed Church of Zimbabwe.
The old board refused to go and filed for an application seeking to stop Tirivavi from accessing or withdrawing money from school accounts as it emerged that he began a spree of several cash withdrawals. A letter in ZimEye’s possession states that Tirivavi did not tell the truth when he claimed that the Dutch Reformed Church board was dissolved. It reads in part:
“Contrary to the suspended headmaster Mr Naison Tirivavi’s email dated 5th September 2013 wherein he is alleging that the High Court ruled in favour of the RCZ(Reformed Church of Zimbabwe), and that the board was dissolved, the truth is that the High Court did not declare the board dissolved but only dismissed the “TECHNICALITY” of the urgency of the matter. The board had applied for an urgent interdiction on the basis that money continues to be unlawfully withdrawn from the school. Unfortunately the court ruled that our application was not filed timeously. The board is appealing to the Supreme Court for this matter to be resolved urgently,” it reads.
Tirivavi was this week labelled after the notorious expelled Anglican church archbishop Nolbert Kunonga who forcefully occupied Anglican Church properties three years ago.
36 Replies to “ZANU PF Bigwigs Seize Prestigious Eaglesvale School”
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bob ari kupi Tirivavi achiondonga zvinhu kudayi.zanu ndeyeropa
it’s about time people stand together as one and stop this childish onslaught of our country’s assets going to waste with the zanu pf big wigs..! we are the people… they just sit back and get fat while the people suffer!
Chiyangwa only set up his school as a hunting ground for underage girls to be child raped by this notorious sex deviant and zanupf bum chums mliswa kaukonde kaseke kereke etc
“Have you eva seen a black man who suffers from depression? ha ha ! neva its a luxury” Anyways seriously what i am trying to say iz Zanu pf is no good for Zimbabwe….Anyways seriously give me a Carling beer can and i will give you mo information.
its quite interesting how tirivavi is suspended by the board then returns to fire the board. kikiki makes me wonder who is higher power here
Heavens! Just heard via the grape vine about the school . I joined the school in second term 1983- form 3 which was the highest form offered. I was pupil 91!!! We went on to O levels in 84 and then onto Subsid and A’s in 86. Was one of the foundation pupils and our family was very involved in the school (had input into the names of the games houses – HC of Gryphon- my gorgeous mum ( now deceased) ran the school uniform shop and with Di Revolta, redesigned the summer and winter uniforms!!! Even in fledgling Zimbabwe in the early 80’s the school was multi cultural and embraced ALL religions .. I have never condoned the church waging in on politics and for this reason, I emplore ZANU PF to rescind their take over of the school. … Leave education of the next generation to their parents and dedicated teachers!!!!!
Zanu PF should focus on job creation and health care so that high school graduates have a future !!!!!!!!!!!!
this country now needs shariah! strict discipline, respect for property law. any overzealous people like ‘the bad one’ tirivavi would be stoned to death, the cashburgs would have their hands and feet cut and banished from society.
Mr Writer Reformed Church in Zimbabwe is not a dubious organisation. Check your facts. It is one of the oldest traditional churches which run institutions like Morgenster mission. The whole article is full of lies. Where does Zanu pF come in
It is time for the people of Zimbabwe to rise up like they have done in Ukraine, Egypt and Indonesia and take over the streets of Harare until Mugabe and his cronies are gone. The world will listen then.
kana zvekutonga nyika zvichikuremerai mazi****** enyu vanhu veZanu gezai maoko mupe kune vanozvigona kwete zvechimhata zvamuri kuita zveumbavha neuori.
In my language, TIRIVAVI could mean WE ARE BAD…
Is it the badness being played out?
Iam reminded about one Headline I have just seen,they say Zim is worst in the rule of law,whilst one European country is top,world wide….time for u ppo to prove them wrong
In my language, TIRIVAVI could mean WE ARE BAD
Anything that involves Chombo is doomed and results are spitful tosay the least.zimbos this is Mugabes creation,when he die they is nothing left for the suffering majority. Only people like prof Moyo will save us. I know prof Moyo is not the favourate but he he can single handledly deal with hot issues.
Eaglesvale is not the most prestigious school I’m Harare. if you can’t get a simple fact like that right, how are we supposed to believe your article. Was put off by that first inaccurate hypotheses
Haiwa ndatenda hangu. ZANU chiororo, yapedza basa rekuondomora, now they can all die in peace. They liberated us from the good life we used to enjoy under Smith. Smith iweee…muka uone zvoitwa Rhodesia iya natororo aye
Ndohupenyu hwekwa sadza mupamba china ichitora nyika this country never colon again MaChaina ivo vazara mangosara kuregister rurimi rwavo kuti vana vechikoro vawedzere rimwe subject ndomawere
Nothing is amiss here, this Tirivavi is as corrupt as they can get. The school funds bought the buses, how then does the gift of two cars become his personal property. And to whoever has taken over the school, where is your sanity? A headmaster who converts school’s property and breaches standing school regulations by bypassing the board when handling finances, how is this guy considered competent to oversee Eaglesvale?
How do you just takeover the church school? Zviri kumbofamba sei, toda
kuziva nekuti zvanyanya
Mugabe , smith told you kuti ucha urayanyika like it or not zimhata you have proved him right. You are a dog all these other small dogs fall after you. Stupid people , what did you really do for zimbabwe all that’s there was left by smith . All you are doing is distroying the little that’s left . Is that what you meant our sorvrenity ? Duzvi
Mr. Tirivavi was my maths teacher for years. Throughout my time at the school he was a pillar of the community. This article is obviously missing key facts and tells a very skewed version of the truth.
Zanu the Destroyer. Hapana nyaya apa this is normal in Africa nothing is different neDRC conflict, Renamo in Mozambique, SA and CAR.
Kana kumbo nyarakani,!!!!!
sounds like enough information for me, same old corruption just a different day
Could someone do the public good and do a factual write up detailing all the information behind this matter please? Some of us have only read what is in this article which in my opinion is so inadequate for anyone to make an opinion. For what I know what ever gets ZANU support is suspicious.
The Headmaster is a pastor of RCZ. Beware of Zimbabwe pastors!
Well here is another thief masquerading as a headmaster. how does he get to fire the board
MaZimbabweans ngatisimuke tiite riot against ZANU thieves
ko,manje hamheno.
That’s the end of Eaglesvale. Please parents, evacuate your children before it is too late. Teachers and other staffers, please do the same, see how your collegues are being paid at Chiyangwa’s school. That will be the order of the day.Service providers take heed. Ndatenda
Decay count down ,l give the scholl exactly 3 years and it will be converted
to flee markets for sedond hand clothes watch Zanu at work.
surrend????even schools they want to take everything for free,, even in the bible Paul says he who is lazy let him not eat. Which religion do they belong to because even traditionally a lazy man must not eat,,when will you stop taking for free and destroying what you have taken for free
For once, Lord pour yuor mercy over zim, my heart bleeds for the ordinary man on the street, kusvika rinhi? Mwari pindirai Mwari pindurai
Guys, kana chirungu chichinetsa why not use rurimi rwamai??!!…chii chinonzi “BROCHERE”??!! Did you mean “BROCHURE”??!!
This makes grim reading especially when Zanu pf wastes acres of paper talking about the success of indigenisation and their toilet paper blue print Zimasset. This is Zimbabwe where Zanu pf is busy lining its pockets including flood relief while the majority remain stunned.
DAI SMITH URI MUPENYU WAIZOTIPAWO MAZANO EKUTI TITONGE NYIKA KUBVA KUNA GUSHUNGO!!!!!!!!!
Give it a year mune zvapane paita zvapo makafumuka zanu pf hamuna dhiri u ther to destroy the country madara imimi u only after money not anything hamuna even did anything since smith regime we really wish smith government was better than you zanu pf corrupt partyy
Inga Zanu ifirimu rema popai.