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1/25 #Zimbabwe education policy as experienced by a village boy in post independent Zimbabwe (1982 – 1992) a thread 🧵
2/25 The success of the famed #Zimbabwe education system post 1980 hinged on sound policies as well as massive support by communities, at least this was the case with #Zongoro my village (see Kanyongo, 2005:66) 
3/25 Kanyongo (2005:66) says “government involved local communities to help support schools through providing labour and other resources” a fact which has been echoed by many other authorities
I started attachment at The Herald in September 2000 after joining Harare Poly in May 1999. I had gone 4 terms learning to gather, write and process news I will always remember the confusion that engulfed me as what we had been taught at college was different from what was needed
The college stuff, we were told, was only a foundation.
The first thing I was asked was the story I was working on. I had been in my rural home #Zongoro Village and had no idea where I could get a story. The news editor even asked if I knew what a story is. @CocoinZim
The first thing I was asked was the story I was working on. I had been in my rural home #Zongoro Village and had no idea where I could get a story. The news editor even asked if I knew what a story is. @CocoinZim
He also asked for my name and I started by the surname, Makombe, Leonard, then he asked why I started with the surname. Are you a teacher? He asked. I mumbled that I had taught for two years but it was not relevant. What was needed was a story. @tendaimaguwu @ZimMediaReview
