adminHigher and Tertiary Education, Dr Washington Mbizvo, are scholarships to any State university in Zimbabwe for each member of the winning team, which means by winning the national final, the team members automatically win a university place without paying the tuition fees and also receiving a stipend for living expenses for the duration of their studies.
A consolation prize for the runners-up, to be sponsored by the Book of African Records, is an educational trip to the Egyptian Pyramids whereas the third-placed team will get a trip to Victoria Falls, sponsored by Khanondo Safaris.
“We have put together fabulous prizes for the winning schools and it is our hope that we will empower the youths in a big way, Errol Muzawazi, the editor-in-chief of the Book of African Records said.
The schools quiz tournament is being organised by the Book of African Records, a Zimbabwe-based project that collects and documents the greatest achievements by Africans and Africa has revived announced that it will launch a quiz tournament in June this year.
The 2013 edition will be targeted at schools with Advanced Level while the 2014 edition will be more inclusive, bringing to television a primary schools quiz, a high schools’ quiz, a universities’ quiz as well as a quiz for the general public.
The new quiz tournament is a collaborative effort with ZBCTV and the 2013 national finals will be broadcast on ZBCTV for 26 weeks during prime time.
The quiz contents shall run first at provincial level in June 2013 where the top four finalists from each province proceed to the national final.
According to the entry rules, a school in Zimbabwe can field only one team for the provincial group stages. The national finals will occur in August 2013.
“The tournament is an empowering tool, educationally, as it will not only inspire the youthful participants across the country to discover knowledge about their country and continent but will prod them to take responsible action towards community development. This action-oriented approach to the educational quiz will be factored in the content of the quiz.
“As an institution that focuses on African records, we make it no secret that our quiz will be very much afro-centric, promoting general knowledge mainly on Zimbabwe and Africa.
“Don’t forget that world civilisation began here in Africa as Egypt can show. The oldest archaeological evidence on the science of counting was found on a mountain in Swaziland.
“And the very first university lecture in world history was delivered in Africa. In this regard, and unapologetically, we say first with the knowledge on Africa. Charity begins at home” Muzawazi said.
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