In our daily mundane lives it is sometimes difficult to find someone that we can share our lives with. This fact is especially true with the sophisticated career woman of today.
There are a multiplicity of things that these women have to juggle that they sometimes leave romance out of the equation. They have the options of letting well meaning friends and family set up dates for them. In some cases these dates work quite well, and in others there is no magic. The other options that are open for women are dating services.
Just like other personals these can be found in newspapers and on the internet. A look through your favorite search engine will provide you with a number of female personals that you can go through. Before you try this option keep in your mind exactly what you are looking for in a partner. Do not dive right into a new cyber relationship without giving this idea some serious thought.
You need to remember that just like a real date you are meeting someone for the first time and you have absolutely no idea of what type of a person they are. Therefore you should take things nice and slow, get to know the other person well. Do not give out detailed account for your home, office phone number and home address. The best thing that you can do is to wait until you are both sure that you are ready for a public encounter. By public I mean a place where there are a lot of people around you both.
Until that day comes you might want to keep your options open and meet some other people. This way even if you do not find romance you will have made some new friends that you can talk with. Female personals will let you create a brand new persona that will intrigue the people that comes into contact with you.
This is a good idea especially if you are unsure about yourself. With a new persona you can slowly explore the real you that you have hidden because you are not sure if it goes with society. By letting your alter ego talk and answer your female personals you get a chance to screen out the various incoming mail and see if there are any that appeal to both sides of your self.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Those wishing to join Social Services
Social service is a field that requires an individual who can interact with people. To socialize need one to be good at languages. Language is the tools to get work done and can be viewed in different dimension. In Zimbabwe to be a good social worker one have to be effective, efficiency and proficiency in English, IsiNdebele, Shona and other languages.
Again the need for one to be able to come up with good ideas and being creative and original with words, art, music and dance create a unique character in this field of work. Art’s subjects at advanced level assist anyone to fit well in social services. Some people have the inert ability to perform certain duties in life. However, despite having this in-born talent one needs to nurture it with academic pursuance.
Moreso, in social services one should be able to see the past as relevant to the present. The fact that we live in a structural world, which needs comparative approach, can never be undermined or under estimated. Articulation and being able to teach people is a prerequisite in this field.
Social workers should be good at relating to people and to understand different social background, which people carries around with them. Also a free outgoing character is a must. This enables a social worker to be easily consulted by others about personal problems. The person must be good at helping solve personal problems, even at personal level.
Above all, an ability to get others to work towards a common goal is salient especially if one is working for a certain organization. Teamwork spirit and strong public relation enables work to be done smoothly
Again the need for one to be able to come up with good ideas and being creative and original with words, art, music and dance create a unique character in this field of work. Art’s subjects at advanced level assist anyone to fit well in social services. Some people have the inert ability to perform certain duties in life. However, despite having this in-born talent one needs to nurture it with academic pursuance.
Moreso, in social services one should be able to see the past as relevant to the present. The fact that we live in a structural world, which needs comparative approach, can never be undermined or under estimated. Articulation and being able to teach people is a prerequisite in this field.
Social workers should be good at relating to people and to understand different social background, which people carries around with them. Also a free outgoing character is a must. This enables a social worker to be easily consulted by others about personal problems. The person must be good at helping solve personal problems, even at personal level.
Above all, an ability to get others to work towards a common goal is salient especially if one is working for a certain organization. Teamwork spirit and strong public relation enables work to be done smoothly
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Good Communication in a relationship
Communication is one of the main ingredients to a beautiful and healthy relationship. To communicate is to exchange your thoughts, feelings, beliefs, critiques and other comments with another person. Without having such an exchange, a relationship will live in silence and soon drown in that silence, until there is no longer any kind of connection between the two of you. This is one of the biggest reasons a relationship ends and also a reason why some are lead to making bad decisions.
Good communication is not just about being able to talk, but being able to listen. Being a good listener does not just mean waiting for your turn to talk, but really taking in the words your partner is sharing with you. As you receive those words, you should also understand the emotions in those words and the body language that goes along with them. If you do not pay close attention, you might miss the meaning in the words that are being said and the body language that is being presented with them.
Constant defensiveness is another way to lack good communication. If you or your lover constantly get offended by what the other says, then either one of you are not choosing your words too wisely, not listening very well, or not respecting each other? opinion. All three of those are communication no-nos. If you tend to get defensive as an instant first response, make an effort to stop and really listen to what your partner has said to you. Hearing and listening are different. If you only hear, you can turn those words into anything your mind tells you to, but if you listen, you will really understand the meaning your partner had behind those words. If you have a defensive partner, help him or her by asking them what offended them so much. Repeat your words and explain what you meant so they can get a better visual.
With good communication skills on both of your parts, your relationship can be stronger than you ever hope for!
Good communication is not just about being able to talk, but being able to listen. Being a good listener does not just mean waiting for your turn to talk, but really taking in the words your partner is sharing with you. As you receive those words, you should also understand the emotions in those words and the body language that goes along with them. If you do not pay close attention, you might miss the meaning in the words that are being said and the body language that is being presented with them.
Constant defensiveness is another way to lack good communication. If you or your lover constantly get offended by what the other says, then either one of you are not choosing your words too wisely, not listening very well, or not respecting each other? opinion. All three of those are communication no-nos. If you tend to get defensive as an instant first response, make an effort to stop and really listen to what your partner has said to you. Hearing and listening are different. If you only hear, you can turn those words into anything your mind tells you to, but if you listen, you will really understand the meaning your partner had behind those words. If you have a defensive partner, help him or her by asking them what offended them so much. Repeat your words and explain what you meant so they can get a better visual.
With good communication skills on both of your parts, your relationship can be stronger than you ever hope for!
Public Relations Professionals
Public relation is an interesting profession which needs a person who is sociable, well articulate, and good in handling language both spoken and written. The Public Relation profession is there to create the image for an organization and the public, and should have a Janus face.
A Janus face means that while PR in any organization should communicate the policies and other important messages about the operation and objectives of the organization, he should simultaneously communicate back to the organization about the views of the public towards an organization. This is a two way process which should be kept flowing.
Language is one important vehicle that needs to be handled with care in order to achieve maximum respect in this field. We do things with words be it written or spoken. As a public relation professional, language should be use as a maximum benefit for both your organization and the public. People who did arts subjects at advanced level, especially English Literature are the best to be trained as public relations professionals.
All individuals were born with a talent of convincing and driving people through words. It is with words that one can cause the public to sympathies, sulk, trust, and again lose the customers. Just the way people dresses themselves, they should dress heir language for professional purposes.
People who have been in journalism like me have strong public relations and can serve the organization well if placed in public relation post. Marketing skills and advertising another fields that journalist are taught about are the salient aspect in the public relation field.
In Africa public relation is a profession that is not taken serious as compared to developed countries. Yet it is important for such post to exist in all business and can contribute immensely to decision making. Public relation can be placed in the Executive management depending on the structure of the business. It can also fit well in the decision support system of any given organization since they interact with the public, other organization and with workers.
In short public relation is communication that serves the image of an organization and leaves it in a resounding state. All channels of communication should be kept open and infinity for health communication within an organization to take place. Organizational policies should have the biases of public relation and an “open door” policy should be encouraged to ensure effective communication. Public relations should foster top-down, down top and side communication to flow smoothly
A Janus face means that while PR in any organization should communicate the policies and other important messages about the operation and objectives of the organization, he should simultaneously communicate back to the organization about the views of the public towards an organization. This is a two way process which should be kept flowing.
Language is one important vehicle that needs to be handled with care in order to achieve maximum respect in this field. We do things with words be it written or spoken. As a public relation professional, language should be use as a maximum benefit for both your organization and the public. People who did arts subjects at advanced level, especially English Literature are the best to be trained as public relations professionals.
All individuals were born with a talent of convincing and driving people through words. It is with words that one can cause the public to sympathies, sulk, trust, and again lose the customers. Just the way people dresses themselves, they should dress heir language for professional purposes.
People who have been in journalism like me have strong public relations and can serve the organization well if placed in public relation post. Marketing skills and advertising another fields that journalist are taught about are the salient aspect in the public relation field.
In Africa public relation is a profession that is not taken serious as compared to developed countries. Yet it is important for such post to exist in all business and can contribute immensely to decision making. Public relation can be placed in the Executive management depending on the structure of the business. It can also fit well in the decision support system of any given organization since they interact with the public, other organization and with workers.
In short public relation is communication that serves the image of an organization and leaves it in a resounding state. All channels of communication should be kept open and infinity for health communication within an organization to take place. Organizational policies should have the biases of public relation and an “open door” policy should be encouraged to ensure effective communication. Public relations should foster top-down, down top and side communication to flow smoothly
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Midlands Sculptor Exhibits artistic prowess
Behind a sculptured metal bull adorning metal spectacles and putting on metal shoes stands a relaxed dread locked young man. His right hand resting on his exceptionally magnificent work of art. The young artistic is none other than Shurugwi born Coaster Mkoki. Through his artistic work, the young man has travelled to places. He has been to South Africa and the United Kingdom where his works scooped awards in Cape Town, Johannesburg and London.
His mission statement speaks volume about his artistic talent. “Through my work I wish to reflect the time behind and the time ahead. I create my art in response to the challenges of working in different places and environments”. As a sculptor, he familiarizes his work to the Stone Age paintings and believes that sculpture is a form of visual communication which is non-verbal but places strong emphasis to the society.
Sculpture can be traced as far back as the first attempt of pictographic communication that was used to convey an idea in Mesopotamia in about 350 BC. As a moulder the stone was a medium of mass communication since it involves drawing paintings and photographs that convey information that has political, social, economic and historical as well as religious connotations
In a face to face interview with Caven Masuku from Midlands State University, Mkoki shared his social background.
“I was born in the Midlands mining town of Shurugwi but grew up in Gweru’s Mkoba suburb. I worked at Zimbabwe Alloys as a fitter and turner for eleven years on a part time basis,” said Mkoki. I started my art gallery in 1993 and received two awards in 1995.
In addition, Mr. Mkoki worked as the co-coordinator of the 2007 Land Mark exhibition that was conducted at Gweru Military Museum. Coaster said that he started sculptor long back as a child.”I was born an artist and worked with Tapfuma Kiuts, a, my mentor who is now based in Austria,” he said.
As a brilliant sculptor who has exhibited beyond borders, Mkoki understands sculpture as creation and touch of things which can be admired. Mkoki told Caven masuku that he is inspired by God, who is the best creator ever to be witnessed.
“I am imitating what God has created through moulding works of art that can be emulated by society. The community benefits a lot from sculptures and Land Mark exhibition was supposed to be my soul exhibition. It creates life and helps the community by engaging them”
As a sculptor, Mkoki said they lacked financial backing and he had to use his money to facilitate the Land Mark exhibition.
Mkoki suggested that the school curriculum needs to be revisited, and artistic genre like drama and music does put more money as compared to sculpture. Art sculptor like Dominic Benhura who were mentored by Tapfuma Kiutsa, are highly contributors of the economic turnaround
Sculpture contributes immensely to our culture. It enables the use of hands as an icon or metaphor. Moses in the Bible used sculpture to build turbanacles. The Zimbabwe ruins, Egyptians Pyramids and Matopos are the work of sculptures. Mkoki perceives sculptor as a ruler that can elevate creativity, Inca in America, stone Hange in the United Kingdom. Cave paintings and sculptures are works that communicate effectively to the society. Behind every sculpture there is God who gave us the knowledge to imitate his works. National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) provides the sculptor in Gweru with moral support.
The sculpture industry kindly request the government to assist as they contribute immensely to the economic turnaround of the country. Mkoki said that it is disheartening that Gweru Civic centre has no sculpture artifacts as compared to Bulawayo and Harare. Sculpture has no boundaries; instead a sculptor has freedom to speak out his mind.
Mkoki said that they is a lot that needs to be done to promote arts and sculpture in Gweru. The Midlands province needs more shows and the corporate world to host art galleries.
His mission statement speaks volume about his artistic talent. “Through my work I wish to reflect the time behind and the time ahead. I create my art in response to the challenges of working in different places and environments”. As a sculptor, he familiarizes his work to the Stone Age paintings and believes that sculpture is a form of visual communication which is non-verbal but places strong emphasis to the society.
Sculpture can be traced as far back as the first attempt of pictographic communication that was used to convey an idea in Mesopotamia in about 350 BC. As a moulder the stone was a medium of mass communication since it involves drawing paintings and photographs that convey information that has political, social, economic and historical as well as religious connotations
In a face to face interview with Caven Masuku from Midlands State University, Mkoki shared his social background.
“I was born in the Midlands mining town of Shurugwi but grew up in Gweru’s Mkoba suburb. I worked at Zimbabwe Alloys as a fitter and turner for eleven years on a part time basis,” said Mkoki. I started my art gallery in 1993 and received two awards in 1995.
In addition, Mr. Mkoki worked as the co-coordinator of the 2007 Land Mark exhibition that was conducted at Gweru Military Museum. Coaster said that he started sculptor long back as a child.”I was born an artist and worked with Tapfuma Kiuts, a, my mentor who is now based in Austria,” he said.
As a brilliant sculptor who has exhibited beyond borders, Mkoki understands sculpture as creation and touch of things which can be admired. Mkoki told Caven masuku that he is inspired by God, who is the best creator ever to be witnessed.
“I am imitating what God has created through moulding works of art that can be emulated by society. The community benefits a lot from sculptures and Land Mark exhibition was supposed to be my soul exhibition. It creates life and helps the community by engaging them”
As a sculptor, Mkoki said they lacked financial backing and he had to use his money to facilitate the Land Mark exhibition.
Mkoki suggested that the school curriculum needs to be revisited, and artistic genre like drama and music does put more money as compared to sculpture. Art sculptor like Dominic Benhura who were mentored by Tapfuma Kiutsa, are highly contributors of the economic turnaround
Sculpture contributes immensely to our culture. It enables the use of hands as an icon or metaphor. Moses in the Bible used sculpture to build turbanacles. The Zimbabwe ruins, Egyptians Pyramids and Matopos are the work of sculptures. Mkoki perceives sculptor as a ruler that can elevate creativity, Inca in America, stone Hange in the United Kingdom. Cave paintings and sculptures are works that communicate effectively to the society. Behind every sculpture there is God who gave us the knowledge to imitate his works. National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) provides the sculptor in Gweru with moral support.
The sculpture industry kindly request the government to assist as they contribute immensely to the economic turnaround of the country. Mkoki said that it is disheartening that Gweru Civic centre has no sculpture artifacts as compared to Bulawayo and Harare. Sculpture has no boundaries; instead a sculptor has freedom to speak out his mind.
Mkoki said that they is a lot that needs to be done to promote arts and sculpture in Gweru. The Midlands province needs more shows and the corporate world to host art galleries.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
An interview with Imbube Music group (Obert Tshabalala)
Obert Tshabalala (Tshaka) was born 53 years ago in Sogwala area (Lower-Gwelo) and currently resides in Mkoba 5 and is a fine singer endowed with yodeling skills that can cause the audience to recall their past and typical Ndebele songs sang in the mediaeval. Below are excerpts from a recent interview with Caven Masuku.
Q. TELL ME IN SHORT: WHO IS TSHABALALA?
A. My full name is Obert Tshabalala and was born in Lower- Gwelo in 1953, under chief Sogwala. Currently, my family is in Zhombe together with other Qaphela Voice sound member’s.
Q.HOW MANY ARE YOU AND WHAT ARE THE NAME OF YOUR GROUP MAMBERS?
A. We are a group of 9 members. Am the leader myself: Obert Tshaka Tshabalala, in addition they is Elliot Tshabalala, Shadreck Maphosa, Ziphandele Moyo, Clay Ngwenya, Paul Jogwe, Mkhululi Tshabalala, Nkosana Mpofu and Smart Tshuma.
Q. WHEN DID YOU START SINGIN?
A. Yes thank you so much! Well I started singing when I was a boy but began getting serious in 1980, when I had to sing for ZAPU PF. Those were the day’s when I was in Bulawayo and singing was for political purposes which could move people to action.
Q.EVERY TALENT HAS AN INSPIRATION AND IN YOUR CASE, WHO INSPIRED YOU?
A. Actually they are so many people who inspired me to sing Imbube songs. My brother Misheck Tsane and Gerode Tsane are my aspirators especially in 1970, during war time there were countless occasions where they sang with me. Amabhubesi and Ihawu Lesizwe from South Africa are the other groups among to be mentioned that inspired me.
Q.FROM YOUR PERCEPTION WHAT IS IMBUBE MUSIC?
A. Imbube music is typical Ndebele songs that are sang using pure voice that has no mix with guitars or piano’s. This genre of music was sung in the past for political and social gatherings like wedding’s and meeting, when presiding over some issues in the community.
Q.WHAT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LIFE IN GENERAL DOES YOUR GENRE OF MUSIC IMPART TO THE COMMUNITY?
A. Imbube music imparts knowledge about the past, present and the future. It focuses on peoples problems that can be either political, social or entertainment. This type of music acts as a medicine that cleanses away evil spirits and perfect the society way of keeping up living standards.
Q.DOES YOUR MUSIC PROMOTES THE EXPERIENCES OF THE AUDIENCE?
A. Yes it does of course in various ways. It brands and blends knowledge and incites both the singer and the audience to share the feelings and to be in the same footing.
Q.ARE YOU GETTING ANY SUPPORT FROM NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL OF ZIMBABWE (NACZ)
A. Not really, but we are happy that they are making us famous and this in turn creates opportunities to mix with other singers. We would like to thank the previous ruling party of Zimbabwe, ZANU PF for the assistance they offered us sometime ago. They donated T-Shirts and other which amounted to a complete uniform kit for our group.NACZ assist us through Chibuku Road Fame, where we get awards for competing. But this has ceased for the past three years and by then we used to rehearse in places like Bulawayo, Mutare, Masvingo and Harare.
Q. HAVE YOU SHOWCASED EVER SINCE YOU STARTED SINGING?
A. Yeah! We have been moving around especially the entire Zhombe area. We have toured all schools in Zhombe and part of Lower-Gwelo like Dimbamiwa for the past three years.
Q . HOW TRUE IS THE ASSERTION THAT MUSIC IS ASSOCIATED WITH CULTURE?
A. That is very true in every sense. Like the Imbube music, as we sing we dance inquzu and sing in IsiNdebele proverbs and idioms, we whistle and ululate. At the moment we are looking for the traditional costume and will be happy if we find a helper. Basically all these reflect cultural aspects.
Q. WHAT ADVISE CAN YOU SHARE WITH OTHER ARTIST WHO ARE INTO SINGING LIKE YOU?
A. Youngster’s should dedicate themselves to their effort and unite. They should support each other and ovoid petty jealousy. This will elevate their zeal and make the UMthwakazi (nation) proud of their culture. They should not despise the traditional type of music in favour of Western Music. Our music is rich with local language adages, proverbs and idioms that can be used to chastise and castigate the bad conduct of the community members. Youngsters should use their voices to sing without instruments, since this at times can tarnish their quality voice.
Q. TELL ME IN SHORT: WHO IS TSHABALALA?
A. My full name is Obert Tshabalala and was born in Lower- Gwelo in 1953, under chief Sogwala. Currently, my family is in Zhombe together with other Qaphela Voice sound member’s.
Q.HOW MANY ARE YOU AND WHAT ARE THE NAME OF YOUR GROUP MAMBERS?
A. We are a group of 9 members. Am the leader myself: Obert Tshaka Tshabalala, in addition they is Elliot Tshabalala, Shadreck Maphosa, Ziphandele Moyo, Clay Ngwenya, Paul Jogwe, Mkhululi Tshabalala, Nkosana Mpofu and Smart Tshuma.
Q. WHEN DID YOU START SINGIN?
A. Yes thank you so much! Well I started singing when I was a boy but began getting serious in 1980, when I had to sing for ZAPU PF. Those were the day’s when I was in Bulawayo and singing was for political purposes which could move people to action.
Q.EVERY TALENT HAS AN INSPIRATION AND IN YOUR CASE, WHO INSPIRED YOU?
A. Actually they are so many people who inspired me to sing Imbube songs. My brother Misheck Tsane and Gerode Tsane are my aspirators especially in 1970, during war time there were countless occasions where they sang with me. Amabhubesi and Ihawu Lesizwe from South Africa are the other groups among to be mentioned that inspired me.
Q.FROM YOUR PERCEPTION WHAT IS IMBUBE MUSIC?
A. Imbube music is typical Ndebele songs that are sang using pure voice that has no mix with guitars or piano’s. This genre of music was sung in the past for political and social gatherings like wedding’s and meeting, when presiding over some issues in the community.
Q.WHAT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LIFE IN GENERAL DOES YOUR GENRE OF MUSIC IMPART TO THE COMMUNITY?
A. Imbube music imparts knowledge about the past, present and the future. It focuses on peoples problems that can be either political, social or entertainment. This type of music acts as a medicine that cleanses away evil spirits and perfect the society way of keeping up living standards.
Q.DOES YOUR MUSIC PROMOTES THE EXPERIENCES OF THE AUDIENCE?
A. Yes it does of course in various ways. It brands and blends knowledge and incites both the singer and the audience to share the feelings and to be in the same footing.
Q.ARE YOU GETTING ANY SUPPORT FROM NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL OF ZIMBABWE (NACZ)
A. Not really, but we are happy that they are making us famous and this in turn creates opportunities to mix with other singers. We would like to thank the previous ruling party of Zimbabwe, ZANU PF for the assistance they offered us sometime ago. They donated T-Shirts and other which amounted to a complete uniform kit for our group.NACZ assist us through Chibuku Road Fame, where we get awards for competing. But this has ceased for the past three years and by then we used to rehearse in places like Bulawayo, Mutare, Masvingo and Harare.
Q. HAVE YOU SHOWCASED EVER SINCE YOU STARTED SINGING?
A. Yeah! We have been moving around especially the entire Zhombe area. We have toured all schools in Zhombe and part of Lower-Gwelo like Dimbamiwa for the past three years.
Q . HOW TRUE IS THE ASSERTION THAT MUSIC IS ASSOCIATED WITH CULTURE?
A. That is very true in every sense. Like the Imbube music, as we sing we dance inquzu and sing in IsiNdebele proverbs and idioms, we whistle and ululate. At the moment we are looking for the traditional costume and will be happy if we find a helper. Basically all these reflect cultural aspects.
Q. WHAT ADVISE CAN YOU SHARE WITH OTHER ARTIST WHO ARE INTO SINGING LIKE YOU?
A. Youngster’s should dedicate themselves to their effort and unite. They should support each other and ovoid petty jealousy. This will elevate their zeal and make the UMthwakazi (nation) proud of their culture. They should not despise the traditional type of music in favour of Western Music. Our music is rich with local language adages, proverbs and idioms that can be used to chastise and castigate the bad conduct of the community members. Youngsters should use their voices to sing without instruments, since this at times can tarnish their quality voice.
Is Zimbabwe offering practical education?
Zimbabwe is one of the most respected countries not only in the Southern region but in Africa as a whole in term of educating its people. But the big question which everyone would want to ask is whether our education is a catalyst in turning the fortunes of the economic turn-around program.
Though the education system has commendably churned out academics of high caliber. It is the system’s re-oriented towards encouraging initiative and problem solving skills that has been in doubt. The current education system creates a job seeking mentality in individuals as they endeavor to be employed in the formal sector. Most graduates from various higher learning institutions are jobless and lack the drive to start their own business venture as employers. The challenge has been for graduates to use skills acquired from college to start self help projects and business enterprises.
Likewise there is need for the additional of” new impetus on the philosophy of educational sector for self reliance. Graduates should be incited to work hard, intelligently, with discipline and integrity”, says Pious Mnkandla. He added graduates should not be overwhelmed by today’s problems in finding lasting solutions for self-empowerment.
It is through education that individuals acquire suitable skills and knowledge to explore problems. They should not be caught unaware in the pool of mediocrity. All aspects under study have to be thoroughly dealt with both in theory and practice. This is supported by Plato’s philosophy of faith which say’: “ That we shall be better and brave and less helpless if we think that we ought to acquire, than we should have been if we indulged in the idle fancy that we do not know…” When I asked the public to comment on how practical our universities education is, this is was the response:
“Our education is too theoretic and lacks practice. Universities should be furnished with enough resources to equip students with practical skills and knowledge”, said Njabulo Ndlovu.
“It is disheartening to find that graduates are in despair and their hopes are fading thereby failing to prosper”. Education is a tool to unlock our minds and sharpen our thinking capacity and learned ones should pray for beauty of their inwards souls and the outward to be at one”, said Tinovonga Mabika. Mabika added:”Just like Socrates the graduates may be viewed as the wise and wealthy, and may have such in quantities of gold as temperate person as they are”.
It has been suggested that Africans have a syndrome of always looking forward to being employed instead of creating employment for themselves. This has remained true despite assurances from various top officials from several institutions’ of higher learning around Zimbabwe claiming that they have impressed on their students to become job creators and not job seekers in order to make money and advance economically.
Though the education system has commendably churned out academics of high caliber. It is the system’s re-oriented towards encouraging initiative and problem solving skills that has been in doubt. The current education system creates a job seeking mentality in individuals as they endeavor to be employed in the formal sector. Most graduates from various higher learning institutions are jobless and lack the drive to start their own business venture as employers. The challenge has been for graduates to use skills acquired from college to start self help projects and business enterprises.
Likewise there is need for the additional of” new impetus on the philosophy of educational sector for self reliance. Graduates should be incited to work hard, intelligently, with discipline and integrity”, says Pious Mnkandla. He added graduates should not be overwhelmed by today’s problems in finding lasting solutions for self-empowerment.
It is through education that individuals acquire suitable skills and knowledge to explore problems. They should not be caught unaware in the pool of mediocrity. All aspects under study have to be thoroughly dealt with both in theory and practice. This is supported by Plato’s philosophy of faith which say’: “ That we shall be better and brave and less helpless if we think that we ought to acquire, than we should have been if we indulged in the idle fancy that we do not know…” When I asked the public to comment on how practical our universities education is, this is was the response:
“Our education is too theoretic and lacks practice. Universities should be furnished with enough resources to equip students with practical skills and knowledge”, said Njabulo Ndlovu.
“It is disheartening to find that graduates are in despair and their hopes are fading thereby failing to prosper”. Education is a tool to unlock our minds and sharpen our thinking capacity and learned ones should pray for beauty of their inwards souls and the outward to be at one”, said Tinovonga Mabika. Mabika added:”Just like Socrates the graduates may be viewed as the wise and wealthy, and may have such in quantities of gold as temperate person as they are”.
It has been suggested that Africans have a syndrome of always looking forward to being employed instead of creating employment for themselves. This has remained true despite assurances from various top officials from several institutions’ of higher learning around Zimbabwe claiming that they have impressed on their students to become job creators and not job seekers in order to make money and advance economically.
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