High schools, a drug abuse zones

Its shocking how most high school students forget their reason of being at school and turn to useless staff that do nothing but harm their health and disturbs their school performance. l always ask my self why most school students start taking drugs. The only answer l always come up with is peer pressure. So many stories have come up in the media about high students who abuse drugs especially at boarding schools. l just wonder what action is being done to help these students see their mistakes.

 Recently, 21 pupils from Tennyson Hlangabani High School were suspended on the bases of possessing and using cannabis (imbanje). The worst part of it is that, pupils pointed figures to a villager as their supplier. How inhuman it is for a grown man to risk the education of young boys buy selling imbanje to them. This incident happens to a lot more schools out there. I remember during my high school days, l used to know boys who abuse drugs. Similarly, they used to get them from villagers who were actually making money out of it. I think the police should arrest more of these people who sell drugs.

How can pass rate go up when such incidents are taking place. School should have strict restrictions that does not allow pupils any contact with such dangerous drugs. Not only do school students use drugs but they also drink alcohol and in some instances teachers are involved in getting pupils alcohol. I just wonder what example do such teachers set to pupils. High school students need real motivation from staying away from drugs. Instead of advocating for condoms to be placed at high school toilets, we should see more reach out programs of educating pupils on dangerous of drug abuse. The government should work hand in hand with schools to fight this drug abuse that is widely spreading in high schools.

EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS, don't let the leaders, doctors, police officers and engineers of tomorrow throw away their lives because of the use of drugs. Parents at home should also encourage their kids to avoid peer pressure and stay away from drugs. 

Condom awareness at NUST

Nust students

National University of Science and Technology (NUST) becomes the first university in Zimbabwe to celebrate International Condom Week.  The NUST SRC organized the awareness campaign with the support of Carex Zimbabwe. It was a lively and educative event as students got to know how to protect themselves from being HIV infected. The Carex representatives used a method of asking students question about the use of condoms and the person who got the answer correct was given a condoms or a Carex t-shirt

I personally think it is a good idea for such events or campaigns to continue taking place in universities as the truth of matter is that most students are sexually active. However, despite being sexually active, some students are ignorant to the issue of protecting themselves. The issue that was raised one raised by the Zimbabwean Ministry of Health of placing condoms in high school toilets should take place not in high schools but in universities. Stories have come out in the media of high rates of HIV positive people being students at universities and colleges. This is true which makes the issue of protecting one's self very important to be addressed in the universities. The campaign that was organised by NUST is actually a good move and other universities and colleges should take note and follow the same foot stapes.

University students are the future of the country, what will the world turn to if more students die of HIV/AIDS. Condoms do not only protect people from getting HIV but also protects unwanted pregnancy and other STIs.

BE SMART AND PROTECT YOUR SELF FROM GETTING HIV, USE CONDOMS


    

Valentine special-JAH PRAISER PERFORMED IN BULAWAYO

14 February is finally came, the day of expressing love and care to the special people in our lives. As the city of kings and queens expected to have the best valentine this year, it expectation became reality as it was blessed by the presents of the famous Harare based singer Jah Pray. Couples enjoyed the moment of love, the single ladies and gentlemen out there enjoyed valentine and most important those in love express their love by taking out their loved ones to enjoy the valentine on Saturday at white city Bulawayo on 15 February.

Jah Prayzah

Love is a blessing for those who have it, it a wish for those who don’t have it yet, it’s a dream for those who are too scared to express how they feel. One thing for sure everyone need love, we all need to feel loved as much as we all want to express love to someone. February is a month of love and it is a blessing to the city of queens and kings that it had the opportunity to celebrate the valentine with Jah Prayzah. It was a great performance which left the people of Bulawayo filled with love and joy.