User:Litekern/sandbox/Tatenda Zuze

Tatenda Zuze (born 11 May 1992) is a Zimbabwean blogger and former student activist who served as a Member of the Midlands State University Student Representative Council for 2016 - 2017 term as an independent candidate. He was also involved in community development programs through the Enactus Zimbabwe program as the Enactus Midlands State University President for 2016-17.

He managed to lead the Enactus Zimbabwe team to the Enactus World Cup in 2017 where the team finished as semi-finalists out of the 35 universities competing. After graduation at Midlands State University, he was awarded the Chevening Scholarship which allowed him to pursue an MSc International Development: Globalisation, Trade and Industry at the University of Manchester in 2018.

Biography
Tatenda Zuze was born on 11 May 1992 in Mbare, in the capital city Harare. He spent half of his childhood in Chitungwiza, then moved to Mbare in 2006, a few months after [Operation_Murambatsvina|Operation Murambatsvina] left his family homeless.

He later enrolled at the Midlands State University for an Economics Honors Degree. He joined Enactus in 2014 and became a member of the presenting team soon after.

In September 2015, Tatenda Zuze joined the |Ministry of Macro-Economic Planning and Investment Promotion as an intern Economist. He was later promoted to the Personal Assistant to the Permanent Secretary barely a month after joining the ministry.

In August 2016, he became the President of Enactus Midlands State University  and in September 2016, he won the Midlands State University Student Representative Council elections for Minister of Information and Publicity.

As the President of Enactus Midlands State University, Tatenda Zuze managed to lead the team to win the Enactus Zimbabwe National Competitions in Harare, Zimbabwe. At the same tournament, he was awarded 2017 Enactus Zimbabwe President of the Year award and BOOST Fellow of the year award.

In September 2017, he led his team to finish as semi-finalists at the Enactus World Cup at in London, United Kingdom. Tatenda was also to participate as Sustainable Development Goals11 Ambassador at the Global Goals Forum hosted by Michael Hastings, Baron Hastings of Scarisbrick.

In June 2018, he was awarded the Chevening Scholarship Award which enabled him to pursue MSc International Development: Globalisation, Trade and Industry at the University of Manchester in Manchester, United Kingdom.

In 2019, he was nominated for the Enactus World Under 30 Alumni Award with the other 3 Enactus Alumni.

Occasionally, Tatenda is active on social media where he has had a few viral engagements with Zimbabwean top politicians such as Nelson Chamisa. Besides blogging, he is also a commentator on economic policies as mentioned by various online publications.