I don\u2019t know how you are going to feel about this one, but the government is in the process of renaming all government schools in Harare.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m all for renaming stuff but some ideas should remain just that\u2026ideas!<\/p>\n

Now the concept of renaming institutions after own heroes is noble, some institutions\u2019 history must also be preserved, else how do we know where we are going, if we don\u2019t know where we are coming from, but the list (below) just doesn\u2019t end there, some of the proposed names are also puzzling.<\/p>\n

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Oriel Boys is set to be renamed Highlands Boys and Oriel girls, you guessed it HighlandsGirls, what is really the purpose of this, if I may ask?<\/p>\n

In all high-density suburbs where schools normally have the same name the only difference being the digit at the end, for example, Kuwadzana No 1, only the ones with a will retain the previous names without the digit, the rest will be renamed.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s also look at the costs involved with this idea, both to the schools and the community.<\/p>\n

Imagine the prestigious Prince Edward, which over the years has received perks based on its name will have to settle for ‘Murenga Boys’<\/p>\n

An easier option would be to build new schools and give them names, don\u2019t you think, what do you make of this name change?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I don\u2019t know how you are going to feel about this one, but the government is in the process of renaming all government schools in Harare. I\u2019m all for renaming stuff but some ideas should remain just that\u2026ideas! Now the concept of renaming institutions after own heroes is noble, some institutions\u2019 history must also be… Continue reading Government wants to rename Prince Edward High School \u2018Murenga Boys\u2019 and that\u2019s just the beginning<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[7,50],"tags":[40,1521,1520,1167],"yoast_head":"\n