A life dedicated to learning: Tribute to educationist Lazarus Jaji

Zimbabwe has lost one of its most distinguished educationists, Dr Lazarus Jaji, a man whose life was devoted to shaping minds and strengthening the country’s academic foundations. 

Dr Jaji, who once chaired the Education Department at the University of Zimbabwe, passed away at the age of 86 in Sweeney, Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States early last month. According to a family spokesperson, he succumbed to heart failure. 

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