ABSTRACT
Quality education is vital to the molding of polished leaders in science, technology, business, and other aspects and spheres of any given country's socio-economic system that is, leaders who have unlimited potential to contribute meaningfully toward their countries quest for more affluent, democratic and tranquil societies. Savant Schumacher has succinctly described the significance of education to human societies: In a very real sense, we can say that education is the most vital of all resources. An account of the state of education in contemporary Africa cannot be said to be complete unless it is placed in a historical context. In this sub-section, therefore, an attempt is made to examine the state of education on the continent during the pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial eras. In Zimbabwe, British colonial rule between 1890 and 1979 was characterized by a deliberate neglect of technical and professional education and training for indigenous folk.
