Totororo Secondary School

Coordinates: 18°29′01″S 29°29′01″E / 18.48349°S 29.48364°E

Totororo Secondary School
Location
Zhombe-East, Midlands Zimbabwe
Information
Type	Day school
Established	1964
Authority	Zibagwe RDC
Gender	co-educational
Classes offered	Form 1 to 4
Nickname	Totololo

Totororo Secondary School is a school in Empress Mine Ward of Kwekwe District in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe.

Location

The school is located along the gravel road Somalala-Sidakeni Road, a link road to the Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway. It is 64 km NWN of Kwekwe and 48 km SW of Kadoma by air.

Background

Totororo Secondary School was established in 19.^[1]

Operations

The school offers secondary co-educational services from Form 1 to 4 over four years.

Pupils start school at least in their 13th year of age and graduate from this school in their 18th year at most.^[2] The school offers Literature in English, Mathematics, Integrated Sciences, English Language, Religious Studies, History, Geography, Commerce, Shona Language and Agriculture subjects.

ChiShona

Shona language is the favorite here because of the inspiration by one of Zimbabwe's leading Shona-novelist who lives only about a kilometre northwest of the school. Morgan Mahanya has 13 novels:

• Rufufu runobereka rufu (ISBN 978-0582612778) is a 54-page Shona novel published by Longman in association with the Rhodesia Literature Bureau. Released on 18 October 1976.^[3]
• Mazvokuda mavanga enyora is a 1978 13 page Shona fiction (with illustrations) published by Rhodesia Literature Bureau ^[4]
• Muroyi roera kure (Bad behaviour

should be practised far from home.) is a 1978 16 page Shona fiction (with illustrations) published by the Rhodesia Literature Bureau. OCLC 9543824

• Ndomene Haichemedzi is a Shona crime and detection series published by the Literatire Bureau in 1980. OCLC 8487164
• Chidamwoyo (ISBN 978-0869222164) is a 42-page Shona novel published by Mambo Press in

association with the Zimbabwe Literature Bureau and released in 1983.

• Zvinoyera (ISBN 978-0869224649) is a 167-page Shona novel published by Mambo Press and released in 1989.
• Chinotanga mberi mashura; an 80-page Shona novel published by Mambo Press in association with the Zimbabwe Literature Bureau. The book was released in 1985. (ISBN 978-0869222867)
• Munzwa mundove (ISBN 978-1779003270) is a 160-page Shona novel published by College Press and released in 1999.
• Matsvamwoyo (ISBN 1779000774) is a 88-page Shona novel published by College Press in association with the Literature Bureau of Zimbabwe in 1992.^[5]
• Takunda and Chipo in storyland forest: a tale of old and modern Zimbabewe; ( ISBN 0869225723) is a 90-page (Dandaro Readers for Children: English) published in 1993.^[6][7][8]
• Mazvokuda mavanga enyora is a 1978 13 page Shona fiction (with illustrations) published by Rhodesia

Literature Bureau ^[9]

"Schools Setbooks"

Three of his books are school setbooks for A'level Shona:

• Munzwa mundove
• Chinotanga mberi mashura
• Rufu runobereka rufu ^[10]

"Research Material"

A number of Morgan Mahanya's works has used as primary sources for Shona language related researches.

• Morgan Mahanya is mentioned as one of the respondants to a questioneer by student William Lungisani Chigidi (student number 650-426-4)when he was preparing The Emergence and Development of the Shona Detective Story as a Fictional genre in Zimbabwean Literature, a dissertation submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the subject African Languages at the University of South Africa. (30 November 1997)^[11]
• Morgan Mahanya's 1976 novel published by LongmanRufu runobereka rufu was one of the primary sources in a dissertation by Livingstone Makondo (student number 4310-994-2) An investigation into anthroponyms of the Shona society submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Literature and Philosophy in the subject African Languages at the University of South Africa. (June 1979)^[12]
• Morgan Mahanya's 1992 novel Matsvanwoyo was extensively quoted as a primary source in a dissertation: The theme of protest in the post independence Shona Novel by Mickson Mazuruse (student number 4310-988-8); submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the subject African languages at UNISA. (November 2010).^[13]

'Munzwa Mundove', 'Chinotanga Mberi Mashura' and 'Rufu Runobereka Rufu' are school setbooks for GCE A Level Shona language.^[14]

See also

• Empress Mine Schools
• Zhombe Empress Mine Ward Schools
• List of schools in Zimbabwe Zhombe Schools

References

1. Parlzim Zhombe Constituency 2006. pp11. Diagram1. Totororo Secondary School Yumpu.com | Retrieved 20 January 2016
2. Embassy.se Zimbabwe Health & Education The Embassy of Zimbabwe| Health | Retrieved 20 January 2016
3. Description: Rufu runobereka rufu. Soas | Library | Retrieved 25 January 2016
4. Catalogue Description: Mazvokuda maronda enyora Soas | Library | Retrieved 25 January 2016
5. Catalog | Catalog Record: Matsvamwoyo | Hathi Trust Digital Library Hathi Trust Digital Library | Catalog | Retrieved 25 January 2016
6. Catalogue | DANDARO READERS (for children) | Good News Organizations in Zimbabwe
7. Catalogue Takunda and Chipo in storyland forest: a tale of old and modern Zimbabewe - ISBN 0-86922-572-3/0869225723
8. Takunda and Chipo in Storyland Forest : Mahanya : 9780869225721
9. Catalogue | Description Description: Mazvokuda maronda enyora Soas | Library | Retrieved 25 January 2016
10. Solomon Malisa | 12 May 2015 copyright-abuse/ | Author laments copyright abuse__The writer has 13 novels under his belt including the following titles that are school set books: Munzwa mundove, Chinotanga mberi mashura and Rufu runobereka rufu. The Zimbabwean | Arts | Retrieved 26 January 2016
11. W L Chigidi | 5 June 1998 The Emergence and Development of the Shona Detective Story as a Fictional genre in Zimbabwean Literature dissertation_chigidi_wl.pdf | Acknowledgements | Retrieved 25 January 2016
12. Livingstone Makondo |pp222 (PDF) an investigation into language use for specific purposes with ... "Shona novels, plays and shortstories". Unisa | thesis_makondo_l.pdf | References | Primary Sources | Retrieved 25 January 2016
13. Mickson Mazuruse | 28 June 2010 Mazuruse M _ (PDF) AMENDED RESEARCH PROPOSAL - Unisa | Unisa | dissertation_mazuruse_m.pdf | Bibliography | Primary sources |Retrieved 25 January 2016
14. Solomon Malisa | 12 May 2015 Author laments copyright abuse _ A well-known writer Morgan Mahanya has lamented the photocopying of his book, which is a setbook for A level students, as it is depriving him of his earnings. Mahanya, 66, said this week at Totororo business centre in Zhombe east. .....He said he was planning to start a writing club in Zhombe to inspire young writers......Mahanya said his last born Grace Mahanya is set to follow in his footsteps as she is working on her first novel. The Zimbabwean | Arts | Retrieved 20 January 2016