Farai Mutsaka

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Raising school fees torments many Africans. Some expect the Catholic Church to do more to help

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Rodney Muhumuza |Farai Mutsaka

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Raising school fees torments many Africans. Some expect the Catholic Church to do more to help

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Rodney Muhumuza |Farai Mutsaka

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A crying parent with an unpaid tuition balance walked into the staff room of a Catholic private school and begged the teachers to help enroll her son. The school’s policy required the woman pay at least 60% of her son’s full tuition bill before he could join the student body. She didn’t have the money and was led away. “She was pleading, ‘Please help me,’” said Beatrice Akite, a teacher at St. Kizito Secondary School in Uganda’s capital city, who witnessed the outburst.
Raising school fees torments many Africans. Some expect the Catholic Church to do more to help

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Rodney Muhumuza |Farai Mutsaka

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA and FARAI MUTSAKA ''The bright people who advance the cause of countries are not the rich ones,'' he said. ''We want every church and every nation to tap the potential of every person, regardless of economic status.''___ Mutsaka reported from Harare, Zimbabwe. Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP's collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.
Raising school fees torments many Africans. Some expect the Catholic Church to do more to help

2 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Rodney Muhumuza |Farai Mutsaka

Two weeks into second term, Akite recounted the woman’s desperate moment to highlight how distressed parents are being crushed by unpredictable fees they can’t pay, forcing their children to drop out of school. It’s leaving many in sub-Saharan Africa — which has the world’s highest dropout rates — to criticize the mission-driven Catholic Church for not doing enough to ease the financial pressure families face.
Raising school fees torments many Africans. Some expect the Catholic Church to do more to help

2 weeks ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Rodney Muhumuza |Farai Mutsaka

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Raising school fees torments many Africans. Some expect the Catholic Church to do more to help

2 weeks ago | heraldbulletin.com | Rodney Muhumuza |Farai Mutsaka

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A crying parent with an unpaid tuition balance walked into the staff room of a Catholic private school and begged the teachers to help enroll her son. The school’s policy required the woman pay at least 60% of her son’s full tuition bill before he could join the student body. She didn’t have the money and was led away. kAm“$96 H2D A=625:?8[ ‘!=62D6 96=A >6[’” D2:5 q62EC:46 p<:E6[ 2 E62496C 2E $E] z:K:E@ $64@?52CJ $49@@= :?
Raising school fees torments many Africans. Some expect the Catholic Church to do more to help

2 weeks ago | djournal.com | Rodney Muhumuza |Farai Mutsaka

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Raising school fees torments many Africans. Some expect the Catholic Church to do more to help

2 weeks ago | bakersfield.com | Rodney Muhumuza |Farai Mutsaka

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Raising school fees torments many Africans. Some expect the Catholic Church to do more to help

2 weeks ago | register-herald.com | Rodney Muhumuza |Farai Mutsaka

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Raising school fees torments many Africans. Some expect the Catholic Church to do more to help

2 weeks ago | kdhnews.com | Rodney Muhumuza |Farai Mutsaka

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - A crying parent with an unpaid tuition balance walked into the staff room of a Catholic private school and begged the teachers to help enroll her son. The school's policy required the woman pay at least 60% of her son's full tuition bill before he could join the student body. She didn't have the money and was led away. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

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