[Article] Children entering a hut in a suburb of Zimbabwe's capital gaze in wonder at objects foreign to them -- ancient farm tools, pottery, even the grass roof and reed mats on which they are asked to sit. A bespectacled elderly woman claps her hands to get their attention and tells them gripping tales with words and songs about animals, folklore and supernatural beings. Hatifari Munongi, a poet, storyteller and retired schoolteacher, has built a replica traditional homestead at her property in the suburb of Marlborough in Harare.
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Hatifari Munongi is something of a legend in Harare.
Having grown up at a time when women's education was not a priority, she decided to go back to school after retiring.
And two years ago she graduated with a degree in sociology, gender and development -- aged 78 -- becoming the oldest Zimbabwean...
