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The Schools National Pledge: A Guillotine of the Child’s Right (as per Section  60 of the Zimbabwean Constitution)                                                                                                 INTRODUCTION  Human Rights are by nature universal, that is, they are accorded to everyone.  This means that by the mere fact that one is a human being he or she is entitled to them, regardless of race: whether one is black or white, despite sex: whether one is a man or a woman and regardless of age: whether one is an adult or a child. If the Universal Declaration of Human Rights or any Bill of Rights guarantees the right to life or freedom of religion, conscience or thought then it entitles everyone regardless of the abo...

SCRAPPING OF THE EXISTING DEGREE PROGRAMMES BY THE MINISTRY: A PERSPECTIVE BY COURTENEY T MUKOYI I personally believe that the idea of doing away with some degree programmes is a welcome gesture. Among my many reasons is the idea that today, all too many ropey institutions hide behind the word “university” - offering dismal courses that serve neither students nor society. And by the time the students realise that they’ve been sold a pup, it’s too late. Of course most of the students graduate from High School looking forward to further their education. Be that as it may, a bulk of students are just interested in the idea that they are getting into tertiary education but don’t really know what they are getting to study. In as much as I welcome this idea, I believe that there is a lot that the Ministry and ZIMCHE have to do to ensure the following: 1. That those that are currently studying, already studied and were hoping to study the targeted Degree programmes have their rights and i...