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O
n the one's and two's
with Zimbabwe's whizz-
iron lady Maud Chifamba As
of 2012, Chifamba was the
youngest university student
in Africa. She was born in
1997 in Zimbabwe. In 2003
she started her first grade
at a school named Hurudza
Primary school. In 2005,
when she was in grade 3,
during the mid year exams,
she was mistakenly given a
grade 4 exam paper in
which she scored 100 per-
cent.
She proceeded to Grade
seven and she had 6 units.
As Chifamba did not have
money for high school she
studied on her own-home
schooled and completed
her Ordinary Level in just
two years, that was 2009.
She was later identified by
the Ministry of Education
and awarded financial as-
sistance for her advanced
level, upper six in 2011 and
she scored 12 points. Her
mother died of cancer that
year.
Chifamba was awarded a
$9,993 scholarship by the
Zimbabwe Revenue Author-
ity in 2012 to study for her
Bachelor of Accountancy
Honours Degree. She wrote
her Grade seven examina-
tion at the age of 10 and her CM: Defying the odds of be-
A-level at the age of 13.
ing at school at an earlier
age and manoeuvring
I caught up with her, for her through at some grades.
to share with us on how she How's been the experience?
has managed to have these MC: It has been an over-
achievements on her belt.
whelming experience, I
Due to her busy schedule
wanted to be around my
we had to do a WhatsApp
age mates and l wanted life
correspondence...here is
to continue. Lol it may
what she had to say. CM
sound funny but being at
represents Carl Maswoswa University at a young age I
and MC represents Maud
had to adjust. Who says you
Chifamba.
have to be the perfect nor-
mal... I was happy - had
CM: Who is Maud Chifamba? these big goals.
MC: Maud Chifamba is a 19
year old girl, carving out,
Sometimes I felt like an is-
and establishing her own
land like a land among the
place in a world that has so waters because of the me-
much to be done.
dia attention l had. I've not
had a chance to enjoy my
CM: I've a had a good read
teenage hood being at Uni-
about where you came from. versity so much happens
Its been a hard journey.
you've this freedom. Well
What's been your secret in there is a price to pay for
achieving the greatness
success and I guess l had to
you've had. You make it like pay one. It has certainly has
a walk in the park!
been confusing.
MC: My secret has been to
put God in everything l do. I CM: What is your deepest
believe in this world a lot
fear that makes you feel
happens that we do not un- want to achieve more.
derstand thus a need to
MC: It's dying and not leav-
have a higher power. I
ing any foot prints that l
wouldn't have done what l was here. I want to fulfil
have so far without hard-
what God has made me to
work and to topple it moti- be here for and also provide
vation and inspiration. We footprints for others that l
can do anything if we have was here. This keeps on
lots of motivation and inspi- pushing me to achieve
ration as it was for me. It
more.
had to be done.