Over 700 high school students from Harare and Chitungwiza, and as far as Mutare and Gweru, attended the Council of International Schools College and Universities Fair hosted jointly by the US and Canadian Embassies November 5th 2008 held in Harare. The attendance exceeded last year’s fair by more than 250 students.
The U.S. Embassy provided the funding for the purchase of equipment through the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation. The funding enabled the NMMZ to procure CCTV systems, battery backups, computer equipment, alarm and fire detection systems and provided training to staff on the use of the new equipment.
On November 4, Americans elected Illinois Senator Barack Obama the 44th president of the United States. Obama will become the first African-American president of the United States and also the first person of color to govern a country with a white majority.