via The miraculous graduate | The Zimbabwean 16 September 2014 by Jera
In the last two months, Grace Mugabe, a woman whose function, until now, was largely ornamental, has risen up the food chain. Oppah Muchinguri suddenly relinquished her post as Women’s League chair and all the party structures chanted the same speech of support for Grace to take over.
Along the country’s roads, state owned Zupco buses suddenly bore the turbaned portrait of the first lady, showing just how Mugabe often fails to distinguish between party material and government property.
Someone in Zanu (PF) decided Grace was worthy of a doctorate, never mind that she flunked a BA degree with the University of London. After registering two months ago, for a degree that can take up to seven years to complete, her name miraculously appeared on the list of graduands.
Her husband, the chancellor of all state universities, smacked her on the head with a cap and, hey presto, she became ‘Doctor Grace.’ If anybody had ever wondered why it was important for Mugabe to hold the position of UZ chancellor, the reason became clear. Not only can he dictate curriculum but he can give out degrees for the sake of political expediency.
In September 2013, Mugabe attributed the gender imbalance in cabinet to the shortage of educated women in the party. His wife’s PhD is designed to make a political lightweight seem qualified for the big stage. Already rules have been bent, if not broken, for Grace. To be submitted into the party’s politburo, one is required to have experience at national level, which she obviously lacks.
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Another fraudulent marble?
Was it Obama who once said… ‘ you can put lipstick on a pig, but a the end of the day, it will still be a pig!'(At the risk of insulting all pigs out there!)
What more proof does one need to know that Mugabe regards his subjects, and the institutions he was elected to superintend, with utter contempt. How much international respect remains for a UZ degree, past and present?
It is hard to believe that the nation’s highest institution of learning could stoop so low as to award a doctorate degree to a dimwit like Grace Mugabe.After thoroughly destroying a once-thriving country, now Mugabe is bent on destroying a once-highly regarded institution.This man believes he is God incarnate!
Can somebody please educate us on who are the lecturers in the Philosophy Department. Who was her supervisor? I would like to know please.
If at all Grace Mugabe’s doctoral degree is a genuine one the onus is on Mugabe the president, Grace the new Golden graduate and her doctoral supervisor to come in the open and tell us when she commenced her studies and where she carried out the research because there should be witnesses who took part in the research. Otherwise the world will come to believe that there is no ‘First Family’ in Zimbabwe but the ‘First Liars’ who have no conscience.
PHD, A PHONE CALL AWAY AT UZ! THE BIRD FLEW OVER UZ AND SAID CHIRP CHEAP CHIRP!
Hell, why wait 2 months dis-Grace?
Go to – http://www.buylifeexperiencedegree.com/order/
and get a Doctorate Degree with all
the trimmings, mortar board, gown,
transcripts, parchment et al for $250!
Hail Doctor dis-Grace Marufu of
Benoni, Geutang, RSA.
Amai, le Docteur de Jour!
The miraculous grabber! Oh sorry did you mean graduate?
PhD without the necessary contribution to the body of knowledge is just a paper, any paper can be given to anyone regardless of the message. Mugabe being a chancellor can handout the paper with University emblem or whatever. But cabbage in cabbage out, will prove what went inside that head of Mrs Mugabe.
This is really scary. Imagine a group of people actually exist in this modern time. They have no boundaries and obviously have the courage to perform openly what ever and when ever they please.This is a game of arrogance and power. What happened to liberating the country. The whites never had such easy exams.
It would be less ridiculous for Dont-take-photo to rule rather than a 90yr old fart, she has been ruling since before Sally died anyway, she might as well continue officially for the love of Zanu. Too many Zimbos have an inexplicable affinity to Zanu, herein lies our problem. Our love affair with Zanu has to end before we can make progress. .!!
Babies are even concieved and born within 3 days in Zimbabwe, so expect anything these days
If the Emperor can strut around with no clothes, why not the Empress er… Dr. too?
Application today graduate tomorrow. What a mockery of our education system! Now for the Presidency lady.
I was deeply saddened when I applied to UZ only to find out the program I wanted was full, now? Not so much