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“Nzombe huru yakabva mukurerwa.”

In English

Great people are raised up by other people.

When people say it

  • Mutongi Kawara quoted it on the kanthari site while describing Mukundi, a planned village for orphans in Zimbabwe. The post then asks what happens to children who have no one to raise them. kanthari
  • A footballer from Dzivarasekwa thanked the coach who gave him his first boots when he signed for a big club. His grandmother said it to the neighbours watching the interview.

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