Itai Muzondo
Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) Vice Chancellor Professor Rungano Zvobgo has recently announced that the institution of higher learning has successfully named all its faculties after national heroes.
Speaking at the ninth graduation ceremony where President Robert Mugabe capped a total of 1 880 students, Prof Zvobgo said the move to use names that are borrowed from late revolutionary, regional and national icons shows the university’s effort to mainstream its niche to the legacy of its mandate.
“GZU has through its senate and approval of council renamed its faculties and critical centres. Further to the Hebert Chitepo Law School which was officially opened by our President, I am proud to announce the following; Gary Magadzire School of Natural Sciences named after the late long serving Zimbabwe National Famer’s Union president and declared national hero for his contribution to agriculture.
“Faculty of Arts now Joshua Nkomo School of Arts and Humanities, Faculty of Culture and Heritage now Simon Muzenda School of Culture and Heritage, Faculty of Social Sciences named Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences and Faculty of Commerce now Munhumutapa School of Commerce,” announced Prof Zvobgo. 
Prof Rungano Zvobgo
Zvobgo further announced that the University is currently constructing a school of Education to be named after President Robert Mugabe.
Also rebranded is the university’s Centre of African and Asian Studies now Kwame Nkurumah Centre and the Gender and Cultural Studies Centre now Mbuya Nehanda Centre.
“We continue to live your dream and to walk with you as we strive to develop the country’s human capital base,” Zvobgo added.
