User:Fredrel/Sandbox

FAMILY BACKGROUND

Fredrick Matsheza is the first born, in a family which includes his younger sister Shyline Chiropafadzochashe Matsheza. His sister is his only sibling. Even though, he has got a half-sister, Getrude Gona whom his mother had before she got married to his father. His paternal grandmother is a retired teacher, and still alive. Though his parents were relatively poor, he claims to have had the best childhood in the world. His mother Rumbidzai Matsheza nee Nyoni, Is a clever, industrious, enterpreneurial and hardworking mother. "For me to be what I am, it's my mother" Fredrick usually boasts. Though lacking highest level education herself, she made sure that her children attain the best of education, working in the thorn-infested crop fields in Mberengwa through cross-border trading and knitting jerseys, hats, hand-gloves among other things. A morally upright and strict woman, Fredrick Matsheza claims that, it is from his mother that he learned the kind of education which stays so useful throughout his life.

EARLY LIFE-A TROUBLED TIME

Fredrick Matsheza was born on August 13 in Mberengwa. He still regards himself as a country boy. His father was a peasant and War Veteran. His mother Rumbidzai Matsheza nee Nyoni, is still a peasant. Though he sometimes takes pride in the contributions made by his father, Frank Matsheza, in the liberation struggle of Zimbabwe, he also bemoans the fact that the war took away something from him. His father was constantly ill, was in-and-out of hospital throughout his life because of damages made to his lungs during the war. After the war, Frank Matsheza took odd jobs, and at one time he almost joined the Zimbabwe National Army in 1983, but because he was no longer physically competent, he decided not to. He retired to his rural home in Mberengwa where he sired Fredrick and Shyline. Frank Matsheza was born in 1956 and died on the 27th of August 2002 partly due to war-time inherited complications. He was buried in the family cemetery at home in Mberengwa amid the crying, sadness and loss. However, if there is someone who never cried its Fredrick Matsheza. He loved his father and still Frank Matsheza loved his son, but somehow Fredrick never felt that his father was truly there for him. "I saw less of him during my life,even though, I dont blame him, he loved me with all his heart and wanted the best for me, but all of my life I saw my mother because she is the one who crept into the gap and started commandeering everything", Fredrick Matsheza once said. Truly Fredrick was always away from home, at primary school level, he stayed with his grandmother who was a school teacher at the primary school he attended. For high school education, he went to boarding school and only managed to see him during the school holidays. When he returned home to learn at the local school, his father passed away. Though the times were calling, all hell broke loose, he could not enjoy the same lifestyle which he enjoyed before. His mother could not raise the necessary school fees needed for him to go to a boarding school, could not even manage to buy him a proper school uniform. Fredrick went to Mbuyandhanda High School and became the school's best student for that year's Advanced Level Class. His History teacher Mr. Mabvadya, described him thus, "...here was a brilliant and intelligent student, who has one school trouser and one school shirt, he almost finished his high school on one school uniform...I always saw him, he was not your cheerful type kind of guy, very humble, quiet and the best History student...I never saw him crying, I never knew that his father had died, he kept his thoughts to himself...he seemed to be short on confidence, walking with his head cast down as if he was in a personal grief.." Fredrick was so focused on his school work such that, during exam time, he would read the whole night at school, even till four o'clock in the morning, walk three kilometres home to get a bath and return to school again for the morning lessons, his friend Edias Sithole said. When the final results came out, he had to borrow a friend's shoes in order to look smart, though he was the best student he was disappointed with his results. He lost out on a full-funded scholarship to study for a Bachelor of Law at the University of Zimbabwe. Instead he went to the University of Zimbabwe to study for a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in English, something which was totally out of his plan. Faced with no option, he proceeded to study for the degree, hoping and waiting for a better opportunity because he never saw himself as a cry-baby.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Fredrick Matsheza is a Zimbabwean student studying for a Bachelor of Law (LLB) degree at University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg in South Africa. Fredrick Matsheza was born in Mberengwa in the countryside part of Zimbabwe. He was schooled at Matedzi Primary School in Mberengwa. His grandmother was a teacher at the school. From Matedzi Primary School, Fredrick Matsheza moved to a boarding school Musume High School in Mberengwa where he earned his Zimbabwe Junior Cerificate, after completing his Form One and Two there. After that he moved to Wanezi High School, where he completed his Ordinary Level, completing his Form Three and Four there. For his advanced level he went to Mbuyanehanda High back in Mberengwa. He led the pioneering Advanced Level class of the school, becoming the best student during his time at this school, even being the best student in History at the school by scoring an 'A' symbol, the only student who managed that in that year. Fredrick Matsheza was the Secretary-General of Social Functions at Mbuyanehanda High School, overseeing the conduction of debates, quiz and public speaking at the school.

SOCIAL LIFE

Fredrick Matsheza is an ardent Christian.He likes writing articles especially on contemporary music and current global issues. Fredrick also likes meeting new people, socializing and going to church. He describes himself as a humble man from a very humble background, who is just working hard to make a niche for himself in this competitive world. He says he owes everything he has achieved, first to the Almighty GOD, to the three women who made a difference in his life and future, that is his mother, Mrs Rumbidzai Matsheza, only sister  Shyline Fadzo Matsheza and aunt, Mrs Georgina Nhapi. His articles can be found on www.amazines.com.