Higher & Tertiary Education in Zimbabwe has now become an exorbitant commodity which can only be afforded by the few rich people in this country. Fees continue to sky-rocket at a break-neck speed and alarming rate; yet the economy continues to gradually wither with evry tick of the moving clock. Such an unfortunate and sad reality has resulted in the segregation and relegation of an intelligent but poor child. Intelligent students from very poor backgrounds have been reduced to Permanent Home Defenders (PHDs),who have nothing else to do except basking in the sun of their lost opportunities. The economy and the industry has nothing tangible to offer to such students as it is also reeling from the ills and blows of economic evils such as capitalisation problems and capacity utilisation challenges. The thriving diamond and platinum mining industry has only benefited the starving pockets of a few corrupt politicians and greedy individuals. The Education and Health sectors of the economy are currently not being adequately funded by the fiscus, thus perpetrating more destruction to the destruction already done. Solutions and effective remedies needs to be implemented to address this academic and economic quagmire. The education sector should be adequately funded and students must be given loans which they can then repay at reasonable interest rates, as soon as they get employment after graduating. Bonding students under the inefficient Govt Cadetship scheme is not the solution towards assisting students from poor background. The cadetship idea was not a bad idea but its terms and conditions, inefficiency and its limited financial assistance is something which makes the whole scheme a sham and an insult to the intelligencia of the students concerned. We support loans or grants rather than the taxing of students. Aluta Continua!!!!! By Cde Hensley Madamombe.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:09:01 +0000
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