“Chenga ose manhanga hapana risina mhodzi.”

When people say it

• A November 2023 letter on leadership used a variant of it to argue that managers should not give up on staff, hires or partners who disappoint at first. The writer said a leader's job is to find each person's strengths. Leadership Commons, Dear Dalitso letters
• A student in Durban tried three part-time jobs before a printing shop took her on and later offered her full-time work. Her aunt said it when she told the family.