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We had a good time with family. Things are hard, but we Zimbabweans and people of Mutare are always in great spirit.
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Mutare Zimbabwe Mutare is a beautiful city on the east of Zimbabwe in Southern Africa. Mutare boarders Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Not only is Mutare one of the most beautiful places on earth, but it also has the most kind and warmest people. Popular areas in Mutare include Vumba, Sakubva, Murambi, Dangamvura, Greenside and Morningside, Leopard Rock Hotel.Mutare has vast stretches of a mountaneous terrain enveloped in beautiful thick green bushes. The beautiful city of Mutare in Zimbabwe!
Mutare has produced a lot of brilliant people.
Here are some of the people from Mutare that have showcased our beautiful city on the world map.
Prof. Arthur Mutambara is the Managing Director of Africa Technology & Business Institute (ATBI), a professional and advisory services firm operating in 13 African countries. ATBI leverages African business case studies, cutting edge technology, and consultancy best practice to develop and provide business thought leadership. Prof. Mutambara is also a Principal Consultant with MAC Consulting and Professor of Operations Management with the School of Business Leadership, UNISA. From March 2002 to September 2003, Prof. Mutambara was a Standard Bank Director of Payments with responsibilities in 17 African countries. Formerly, Prof. Mutambara was a Research Scientist and Professor of Robotics and Mechatronics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Carnegie Mellon University (CMU),California Institute of Technology (Caltech), FAMU-FSU, and NASA, all in the United States. From January 2000 to March 2002, Prof. Mutambara was also a Management Consultant with McKinsey & Company in the Chicago office. While in Chicago, he was Professor of Business Strategy at the Kellogg Business School. Prof. Mutambara is author ofthree engineering research books and sixteen peer reviewed journal papers. In addition, Prof. Mutambara is a community leader, public intellectual, and activist who is extensively involved in socio-economic issues in both the US and Africa. He attended Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 1991 where he obtained a Doctorate of Philosophy in Robotics and Mechatronics (1995), and an MSc in Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering (1992). Mutambara is currently running for the Zimbabwe Presidential position...definately a big deal huh!
War veteran who helped bring independence to Zimbabwe through armed struggles against the colonialists. This man is a hero! His efforts parallel those of Martin Luther King in USA. More on Edgara here.
World class stone artist. Works include stone scultpures of Prince Charles.
Brilliant tennis player from Dangamvura, Mutare. Moved to US where he became a household name amongst the tennis circles.
One of the greatest cricketplayers to come out of Zimbabwe.
Made history by becoming one of the first black cricket players in Zimbabwe.
Unfortunately decimated at a young age by malaria, leaving a void tough to fill.
The Africa University Choir is comprised of singers, instrumentalists and dancers from Africa University, a United Methodist-related institution in Mutare, Zimbabwe, which provides quality education for 1200 students from twenty African countries. The choir tours the world showcasing some of the best vocal talents from Mutare.
More to come........
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In the high density surbubs, students typically walk to school, in some instances students walk long distances to school. It is all about determination and understanding the value of education!
Our education system is similar to the British system.
Education in Zimbabwe
When Zimbabwe gained its independence from colonial rule in April 1980, the majority of her people lacked the opportunities and facilities for quality secondary schooling, most only finishing several years of primary schooling. Over the first 25 years of independence, Zimbabwe's population of over 13 million has witnessed incredible strides in school expansion, teacher training, and resource improvement. As a result, Zimbabwe continues to boast the highest literacy rate in sub-saharan Africa and sends the fourth largest number of students from Africa to the United States. There remain, however, significant discrepancies between educational opportunities for Zimbabwe's rural majority and for those who live in the main urban centers of Harare, Chitungwiza, Bulawayo Mutare and Gweru. The apartheid legacy has also left its mark on Zimbabwe's education system with formerly-white, private "Group A" schools far superior in terms of resources and trained teachers when compared to their mission and government-sponsored counterparts. Zimbabwe's education system consists of 7 years of primary and 6 years of secondary schooling before students can enter university in country or abroad. The academic year in Zimbabwe runs from January to December , with three month terms, broken up by one month holidays, with a total of 40 weeks of school per year. National examinations are written during the third term in November, with "O" level and "A" level subjects also offered in June. Teachers and nurses train for three years at nursing and teacher training colleges after their secondary schooling, with the more qualified having subsequently earning university degrees. Currently, there are seven public universities as well as four church-related universities in Zimbabwe that are fully internationally accredited. Zimbabwean culture places a high premium on education.
Primary School: Grades 1-7
Most Zimbabwean children begin Grade 1 during the year in which they turn six, with a smaller number beginning either during their fifth or seventh year. In urban areas the medium of instruction is purely English, with Shona or Ndebele taught as a subject; in rural schools students begin learning in their mother tongue, but transition to all reading and writing in English by Grade 3. Curriculum is nationalized with prescribed textbooks all in English. The seven years of primary schooling culminate in four nationally-set Grade 7 examinations in Mathematics, English, Shona or Ndebele and Content, which is a combination of sciences and social sciences.
Secondary School: Forms I-VI
Students entering Form I, usually aged 12-13, compete for places in the private and mission day and boarding schools based on their Grade 7 examination results, as well as school-based interviews and placement tests. Government schools take students by zone and then allot the rest of the places to those with the best qualifications. Secondary School consists of three levels: ZJC (Zimbabwe Junior Certificate) which includes Forms I and II; "O" level which includes Forms III and IV; and "A" level which includes Forms V and VI. The ZJC Core Curriculum (equivalent to Grades 8-9) consists of 8 subjects: English, Shona or Ndebele, Mathematics, Science, History, Geography, Bible Knowledge, and a Practical Subject (ie Food and Nutrition, Fashion and Fabrics, Woodwork, Agriculture, Metalwork, Technical Drawing, etc.) Zimbabwe phased out the ZJC examinations in 2001, but has maintained the same curricular framework for general Form 1 and 2 education and plan to renew this set of examinations at the end of Form 2 education in 2006.
Based on their Form 1 and 2 reports, students are assigned to courses and tracked classes for their "O" level studies for Forms III and IV (equivalent to Grades 10-11). In government schools in the high-density urban townships and in the rural areas, students are restricted in their options and usually are only afforded the opportunity to take 8 or 9 subjects. Elite private schools often allow and encourage students to take up to 12 or 13 subjects for "O" level exams. Since the early 1990's and until April 2002, GCE "O" level examinations were set and marked in Zimbabwe by the Zimbabwe Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) in conjunction with the University of Cambridge International Examination GCE system. Marks from highest to lowest are A,B,C,D,E,U with A, B, and C as passing marks. With the fast-tracked localization of examinations, many independent school students have been writing both local and British IGCSE exams. In 2002, Zimbabwe issued a directive to try to ban private schools from offering any foreign examinations, the most common of these being the British IGSCE, AS and A level. With staunch resistance to this government directive, Cambridge pulled out of its collaborative role in Zimbabwe's examination system but does offer its own exams in the country to those schools whose pupils can afford to pay their examination fees in foreign currency. 2002 O and A level exams were thus the first to be issued purely under ZIMSEC administration without University of Cambridge collaboration However, a group of activist parents lobbied the Zimbabwean government to revoke the ban on foreign exams, and they have continued to be offered without incident since 2002.
Subjects currently on offer for "O" level examinations include:
Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physics with Chemistry, Integrated Science, Mathematics;
Liberal Arts: English Literature, Religious Education, Geography, History
Commercial Subjects: Accounts, Commerce, Economics, Computer Studies
Languages: English, Shona, Ndebele, French, German, Latin
Arts: Art, Music
Practical Subjects: Woodwork, Metalwork, Agriculture, Technical Drawing, Fashion & Fabrics, Food & Nutrition
To receive a passing ZIMSEC "O" level GCE certificate, a student needs to have passed at least five subjects including English language with a mark of "C" or better. The English and mathematics "O" level examinations serve as gatekeepers for many students who cannot proceed without them despite their other exam scores. Entrance into "A" level programs is quite competitive, with the majority of "O" level students either returning to small-scale farming, entering the work force or proceeding to a vocational course, a technical school or a nursing or teaching college. With Zimbabwe’s rate of unemployment currently surpassing 70%, many O level graduates face bleak employment prospects. Only those with the best scores manage to find a high school place in an "A" level program. Students typically write their "O" level exams when they are 15-17 years old.
At the Advanced "A" level, students choose among science, commercial and art subjects to study for Forms V and VI. The vast majority of students take three subjects at "A" level, with a few very gifted students at elite schools opting for four subjects. In addition, many A level students take "English for Communication”, which before 2004 was called “General Paper," a very challenging exam that assesses both English writing skills and knowledge of current events both nationally and worldwide. English for Communication is marked on a 1-9 scale with 1 as the highest mark and a 1-6 as a pass. Through 2001, "A" level examinations written in Zimbabwe continued to be set and marked at the University of Cambridge in the UK; they have been considerably more challenging than "O" levels, yielding far less favorable pass rates. Starting June 2002 exams, A levels were localized and run by ZIMSEC. It is common for a capable student to have higher "O" level exam marks than her/his "A" level exam marks. Admission officers often consider grades of A, B or C on "A" level exams to be grounds for exemption from college and university courses, in the same manner as are scores of 5,4, and 3 on AP exams in the US. Again, from the few students who have simultaneously written both Cambridge and ZIMSEC A level exams, the Cambridge exam results have been more favorable.
"A" level subjects currently offered in Zimbabwe include:
Arts: English Literature, Geography, Shona/Ndebele Language and Literature, Divinity, History, French, Art, Music, Latin, German
Commercial: Management of Business/Business Studies, Economics, Accounts, Computer Science, Technical Graphics
Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Further Mathematics
Mutare has two colleges and one university. There are two teacher-training colleges in Mutare namely Mutare Teachers College and Marymount Teachers College. In Mutare is also the famous Africa University.
High Schools in Mutare
Private Schools:
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Public Schools
Mutare Boys High School
St. Dominics High School
Rushingo High School
Elise Gledhill High School
Dangamvura High School
Sakubva 1 High School
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Few, if any, of the early gold miners who camped in the Penhalonga Valley so many years ago, could have guessed that their small encampment would lead to a frontier village and to the garden city that is Mutare today. More than 90 years ago, those intrepid men set up camp on Fort Hill. This could be called the first Umtali site, although no permanent settlement was established because of the mining activity in the area.
That site was evacuated in 1891 and a new site selected along the Umtali River. A police camp and Government buildings were erected, a township was declared and 300 stands surveyed.
That settlement, now known as Old Umtali, 10 miles north of the city, retained its importance for five years until March 26, 1896, when they were told that the Beira-Mutare railroad was to be continued through to Harare. People were promised that the line would touch Mutare, but after a survey, it was found that engineering difficulties made a direct line impossible. The town was moved, and compensation was to be given to the land's settlers. The settlers then moved to stands equal in size and relative situation to their existing holdings, and so Mutare was established for the third and last time.
The railway connection reached Mutare in February, 1898 - it remained the terminus until 1899 when the line reached Harare, thus establishing Mutare as the inland port to Zimbabwe.
Mutare was proclaimed a municipality in 1914 and became a city on October 1, 1971. The city has its own thermal power station and plentiful water supplies which come from Lake Alexander and Smallbridge Dam on the Odzani River. It is the administrative and commercial center to Manicaland and the tourist center for the province
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People from Mutare are sometimes referred to as "samanyika" or simply "Samaz". This is because Mutare is in a region called Manyika (also known as Manicaland).
In Mutare, almost everyone speaks a local language called Shona. You can learn a few common phrases in Shona here. Also, everyone in Mutare is conversant in English.
Most people in Zimbabwe lead humble lifestyles and in Mutare the cost of living in Mutare is low compared to other cities of its size. Most of the housing is owned by the city council which leases the houses to Mutare residents. This is typical in the high density areas.
Middle class to high class housing is characterized by a big sizes, properties are erected on vast amounts of land and gated.
In the low density areas, houses are either leased or owned by the residents.
In the high densities, (Sakubva) there is room for improvement on the housing system. However, this does not have any adverse effect on the people of Mutare who exhude the most hospitable spirit you will ever experience in you entire life.
If you are visiting, there are world class hotels peppered all over the city. Examples include the plush Mutare Holiday Inn hotel, Leopard Rock Hotel, Christmas Pass Hotel...the list is endless. For budget lodging, the city also offers a wide range of opportunities from clean highly maintained motels to homley cottages.
After a long day of work, the Mutare people typically gather at Beer Halls or pubs / bars for a sip. Some of the most popular meeting places are Munowenyu (popularily known as Munos) in the heart of Sakubva, Night Shift, Chocolate City, Gullivers Club, Bulldog Pub, Maoresa, Madziro - on the outskirts of the city popular for BBQs.
Mutare brews its own state of the art opaque beer branded Kariba. You have to taste this drink if you go to Mutare! This baby tastes good and you must try it when you visit Mutare. It is unique as it is as thick as yoghurt so you have to shake it before you drink it. The locals simply call it the "Shake Shake". Whislt you are in Mutare, do not miss the opportunity to taste the world acclaimed Zambezi lager.