{"id":2233,"date":"2023-05-31T03:46:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T03:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.buse.ac.zw\/?page_id=2233"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:23:10","slug":"dr-blessing-chiparausha","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.buse.ac.zw\/?page_id=2233","title":{"rendered":"Dr Blessing Chiparausha"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2233\" class=\"elementor elementor-2233\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47266c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"47266c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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Chiparausha<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a0b2c6 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a0b2c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University Librarian<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a833f5e exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"a833f5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7203f56 elementor-widget__width-initial exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7203f56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Blessing Chiparausha is the University Librarian at Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE), where he leads the strategic development and management of library services and information resources. 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