British PM honours Masiyiwas

Econet Wireless founder, Strive Masiyiwa and his wife Tsitsi, were yesterday honoured by British Prime Minister Theresa May for their outstanding philanthropist work which has seen the couple providing education to over 20 000 underprivileged children.

Masiyiwa and Tsitsi founded Higherlife Foundation in 1996, a non-profit organisation that is investing in Africa’s future by empowering vulnerable children through education and creating opportunities for highly-talented young people.

Higherlife Foundation pays school fees for 20 000 students annually in Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Burundi.

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