Miseducated Africa
Why Africa's Education System Is Failing Entrepreneurs
Africa is producing graduates, yet many businesses still struggle to find people with practical skills, leadership ability, commercial awareness and problem-solving capacity. In his fifth book, Jerry More Nyazungu, the former Harare street vendor known as The Chartered Vendor, confronts the disconnect between the classroom and the real economy, and asks what must change.
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The Questions It Confronts
Education & Business Reality
Is the education system preparing people to solve real problems and create value?
Qualifications, Competence or Attitude?
What should employers really prioritise when recruiting talent?
Leadership & Workplace Readiness
Why do entrepreneurs struggle to build capable leadership teams?
Closing the Education–Industry Gap
What must educators, business and government do differently?
Building Africa's Future Workforce
Practical learning, entrepreneurship, AI, digital skills and lifelong learning.
Written For
Entrepreneurs & business owners
Struggling to find people who can sell, lead and solve problems, not just hold certificates.
Employers & HR leaders
Rethinking what to hire for: qualifications, competence or attitude.
Educators & university leaders
Closing the gap between what is taught and what the market actually needs.
Policymakers
Shaping an education system that produces job creators, not only job seekers.
Students & young professionals
Building the practical skills school didn't teach before the market demands them.
Jerry More Nyazungu
Jerry learned to sell on the streets of Harare between 2005 and 2009 before pairing that experience with formal business education. Known as The Chartered Vendor, he is a sales consultant, coach and trainer who has helped more than 4,500 SMEs and trained over 100,000 people across Zimbabwe and Zambia. Miseducated Africa follows The Chartered Vendor, Selling Like A Vendor, Sales = Mjolo and Why African Businesses Die Young.
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Launched with a national dialogue.
Miseducated Africa was launched at Rainbow Towers Hotel, Harare on Friday, 30 October 2026, with guest speakers and a national dialogue on closing the gap between education and entrepreneurship.
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