It is a country with a high literacy rate, one of the highest on the African continent.
But it is also a country suffering high unemployment, low productivity, worrying levels of corruption and political instability.
In comparison with other countries on the African continent, Zimbabwe has among the most impressive spreads of universities across the nation.
Why has Zimbabwe not been able to take advantage of its high literacy rate and vast natural resources to develop itself as a nation?
The Zimbabwean case seems to suggest not, especially when you look at other factors such as lack of national cohesion around a common agenda, and the impact of significant political differences that have polarised the country along party lines.
