Mugabe's wife flunks degree course

Mugabe's wife flunks degree course

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By Staff Reporter

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's wife, Grace, has dropped out of a univeristy in London where she was studying for a Bachelor of Arts (English) degree after dismally failing most of her examinations.

Reports at the weekend said the First Lady, whose personal tutor was President Mugabe, had passed only two subjects since she enrolled at the University of London eight years ago, the Zimdaily.com website reported.

She was studying through correspondence.

Her lack of progress prompted the university officials to deregister her from the programme, the report said.

"According to officials at the university Mrs Mugabe could go down in the university's history as the worst student ever to enrol there," the website added.

The First Lady was reportedly registered with the University of London since 1996, and eight years down the line, she had passed only two subjects. She had until December 2004 to complete the degree programme or face being deregistered.

So dismal was the first lady’s performance that she obtained marks as low as 7% in one of the subjects, Approaches to Text.

"In 1998, Grace failed all three subjects she was tested for. She flunked Explorations in Literature (I) for which she achieved 9%, Explorations in Literature (II)—18% and Renaissance Comedy: Shakespeare and Jonson—17%. The following year the first lady repeated the three subjects but again failed Explorations in Literature (I)—31%, Renaissance Comedy: Shakespeare and Jonson—29%," the report said.

"She, however, salvaged a pass in Explorations in Literature (II) with a 42% mark. In the same year, she attempted an additional subject, Approaches to Text, but failed with a lowly 7% mark."

Mugabe's wife was born in South Africa in 1965 and came to Zimbabwe in 1970 where she attended a primary school in her hometown, Chivhu. She then went to Christe Mambo, just outside Rusape, for her secondary education.

She later enrolled for a secretarial course with the Christian College of Southern Africa before joining the President’s Office as a secretary. She completed Advanced Level studies through distant education while working in the President’s Office.

She wedded President Mugabe in 1996, long after their extramarital affair had yielded two children while the president was still married to his first wife, Sally, who died in January 1992.
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