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Darlington Chindoko, 22, sells textbooks on a street in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital city. The books are scarce in public schools so many parents buy them for their children.

Presidential candidates zero in on Zimbabwe’s faltering education system

July 24, 2018Development & Education

Former President Robert Mugabe promised radical change and improvement for education in Zimbabwe, but his 37-year rule bequeathed a system that still leaves most students unable to pass state exams. Candidates in the July 30 presidential election are offering a broad spectrum of policies to raise the quality of education in Zimbabwe.

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