Nov 29 2008
Zimbabwe: education destroyed 11/08
‘He has deliberately destroyed education’, these words have been spoken by Raymond Majongwe, of the Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe, after President Robert Mugabe, canceled the rest of the school year, citing violence and hyperinflation in that country.
So, do the teachers still get paid and if so, why not just leave schools to run?
What will the students do now that there is no school for them to attend? Will this not lead to more violence?
How is it that other nations including those in Africa and teachers unions not denounced the actions of this dictator? I did not read this in my local newspaper but would have liked to have.
This post is in tribute to 1 Zimbabwean student who attended University in Kenya in the 80s when Zimbabwe was such a promising young country just beginning to free itself from colonization.
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Sadly Zimbabwe has not outgrown comrade Bob.It is not just the education system which is in shambles – witness the cholera epidemic in progress.For your information Kenyas Prime Minister,Raila Odinga has called for military action against Mugabe and incurred the wrath of some newspaper readers.Nkosi sikelele Africa – God save Africa