Online Reporter
Tendai Gukutikwa
Mutare Bureau
ZIMBABWE’S ambitious target to train 2.5 million people in digital literacy under the Second Republic’s e-learning strategy is gaining momentum, with the latest milestone being the commissioning of a state-of-the-art computer laboratory at Manjoro Primary School in Nyanga South.
In an interview at the launch yesterday, Deputy Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services Deputy Minister Dingumuzi Phuthi said the Manjoro initiative marked a significant step towards achieving the national digital literacy target set under National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) and Vision 2030.
“As a country, we are progressing well in our quest to train 2.5 million citizens in digital skills. Projects like the one we are commissioning today contribute directly to that goal, ensuring that both learners and community members gain access to ICT training, regardless of where they live,” said Hon Phuthi.
Ecobank Zimbabwe funded and equipped the new computer laboratory with modern Core 15 computers and Internet access, in partnership with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, the community and the Member of Parliament for Nyanga South, Cde Supa Mandiwanzira.
The partnership saw the building of two blocks which house one classroom, the school library, the school head’s offices and a computer laboratory fully equipped with 40 computers and internet access.
Deputy Minister Phuthi commended Cde Mandiwanzira for mobilising resources and partners for the project, describing it as a shining example of the school-lab-community model envisioned by the Second Republic.
