Playing Russian Roulette with Zim’s future

ABOUT 50 000 learners dropped out of school last year, with poverty and pregnancy being cited as  the major causes.

This is a frightening statistic that should jolt a caring government into action.

Angeline Gata, Primary and Secondary Education deputy minister, told Parliament last week that 15 809 learners dropped out of primary school while 33 746 learners dropped out of secondary school.

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