By Flata Kavinga
The headmaster of Nembudziya Government High School, Andrew Muyashu, says improved internet connectivity is helping bridge the education gap between rural and urban learners by widening access to information and learning resources.
In an interview with journalists on the sidelines of a handover of smartphones to Kwekwe district headmen, 41 Starlink kits to junior parliamentarian schools and bicycles together with non-communicable disease equipment to HIV support groups at Amaveni Hall in Kwekwe he said his school in Gokwe North is among beneficiaries of the satellite internet programme, describing connectivity as critical for learners preparing for tests and examinations.
“These learners have to link and know what is happening in the world,” Muyashu said. “When they are exposed like this, at least they are able to compete because they now have access to the same information.”
According to Muyashu, internet access allows rural learners to keep pace with educational developments and reduces disadvantages previously caused by isolation.
“Sometimes learners would meet examination questions linked to things they had never been exposed to,” he said. “But with connectivity, they can access information instantly and understand what is happening across the country.”
He added that digital access promotes inclusion as schools increasingly adopt e-learning tools and online resources.
Midlands Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Owen Ncube presided over the ceremony.
