GO BACK TO SCHOOL, ARTISTS TOLD
PHILANTHROPIST and businessman Cosmas Daka, better known as Cossy Rules, has urged artists to go back to school and further their education.
Cossy Rules (43), who has interests in mining, said he was talking from experience.
“I recently got a Purchasing and Supply Management degree because I have my companies and mining firms.
“I also did a Diploma in Project Planning and Management, but I am still studying for more degrees because they help us a lot and change a lot in our personal life.
“If you are a farmer, artisanal miner, or artist, you need education,” he said.
He added:
“I am encouraging musicians to go back to school because knowledge is power.
“When the artists get knowledge, they will help us build Zimbabwe in line with our Government’s Vision 2030.
“While it is true that most acquire wealth after dropping out of school, their riches vanish in thin air because of the simple mistakes they make.”
Congolese rumba maestro Koffi Olomide obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Business Economics and also has a Master’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Paris.
He has investments in Paris, Kinshasa and Belgium.
Nigerian superstar, Davido, graduated with a second-class upper degree from the Music Department of Babcock University in Osun State. He is one of the richest musicians in Africa. Yvonne Chaka Chaka attained a degree and diploma from the University of South Africa, one in Adult Education, and another in Local Government, Management and Administration.
She also studied Speech and Drama at Trinity College.
Don Williams, has a Masters degree from Texas Tech.
He completed his Ph.D. at Texas Tech in 1980.