Zimbabwe

Zim schools want more money, and bricks

Some fees to be doubled in 2020; parents can't bargain

08 December 2019 - 12:11

By KENNETH MATIMAIRE and SHARON MAZINGAIZO

Asking parents to buy hundreds of bricks in addition to paying steep school fees is one of the desperate measures to which public schools in Zimbabwe have resorted in a bid to keep operating.

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