Zimbabwe 's population stands at approximately 12 million with annual growth rate of about 3% and a density of almost 30.According to the provisional figures of the 2002 census showed that females outnumbering male by 52% of the population.
The children of the age of 15 is estimated to be 48% of the population.The number of births per year is around 40 per 1000 and death rate is about 12 per 1000.
The school going children is about 2,9 million in primary and 900 000 in secondary Education.
After spectacular success in the Education field in late 1980s and 1990s the government allowed the involvement of all stakeholders including parents to support the school structures in a proposed system to improve human resource development especially by incentivise teachers and look after their welfare at work.The protecting of the underpriviledged from high cost of Education is one of the major target of government.The Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam)scheme has being revitalised.
The move to audit the civil servants was done to bring sanite ,while civil servants 's renumeration is currently worked on to improve their services to the people.Since february 2009 the civil servants had improved working conditions and all vacant places already filled, although the government is still pushed by the Public Service Association(PSA) and the APEX council to serious look at the civil servants' plight to get fully compansated on the services the provide to the community.
Investment opptunity in the economic sector of the country are wide i open new jobs are demanded by 60 % of the population and the government is busy running all over the world to make agreements with international investors to consider this country ,despite some difficult challenges.During the second half of 2010 of the government blueprint projected a growth in manufacturing ,trade,tourism ,agriculture ,construction and Education.
In addition employment creation is highly needed in the mining industry ,ICT , Outsourcing BOP , agriculture timber transport and communication sectors because of massive investments opportunities available in those industries.
The Agriculture sector and food availability is quiet good and the official government figures reported 144% growth in the agricultural sector specifically in tobacco ,maize ,beef ,poutry cotton and other crops.However very few rural areas need urgent attention to serve the population from starvation.
English is still the major language spoken in business ,government and schools in Zimbabwe.The other official languages are Chishona and Sindebele. All schools in Zimbabwe teach English. Chishona is mostly taught in Mashonaland,Masvingo,Midlands and Manicaland provinces,whilst Sindebele taught in Matebeleland provinces.About 90% of the Zimbabweans are Bantu people which split into various ethnic groups of different backgrounds and ethnic dialects.
The other 10% comprises the Europeans ,Asians,Americans and the mixed races. Hence Zimbabwe is a multi-racial society composed of diferent people who has also their different religions as well. As a result the government adopted and promoted the the teaching of multi-faith approach in both primary and secondary Education in order to promote moral values of tolerance ,appreciation ,love ,unity ,cohabitance and peace in the communities.
Moreover the country also experience diversy cultural and political activities ,hence the society is also a multi-part and multi-cultural which necessited the introduction of the democratic state to cater for all different groups of people in the society.
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