Coltart warns of Beam non-payment crisis in Bulawayo

Bulawayo mayor David Coltart has raised alarm over the non-payment of Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) funds, warning thousands of children face exclusion from school, Daily News reported. The chronic funding gap threatens the education of vulnerable pupils reliant on state support. Coltart's criticism highlights systemic failures in social welfare disbursement, risking a humanitarian crisis in the city.