Monthly Archives: July 2010

Herald 8 July 2010 Herald Reporter GOVERNMENT should allocate more funds to education in the national budget to resuscitate the sector, a Cabinet minister has said. Speaking after the donation of information communication technology equipment to the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council by Germany Technological Co-operation in Harare yesterday; Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David […]

Financial Gazette 8 July 2010 THE Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Stan Mudenge, is said to be seriously ill and recently suffered a heart failure. The Financial Gazette can reveal that the minister was admitted at the Avenues Clinic’s High Dependency Unit (HDU), in Harare for eight days after being diagnosed with cardiac failure […]

Herald 7 July 2010 Herald Reporter THIS month marks the return of the Zimbabwe International Book Fair to its status as Africa’s premier book showcase following a resolution by stakeholders to bring back the event’s lustre. Addressing a Press conference at their offices in Harare, ZIBF Association acting executive director Mr Greenfiled Chilongo said the […]

Daily Record. Co.uk 5 July 2010 Chart-topping singer Annie Lennox and campaigning comedian Mark Thomas are to speak at this year’s Festival of Politics. The former Eurythmics star will be making a return visit to the event – which is held annually at Holyrood – to talk about her SING Campaign, which uses music to educate people […]

Sunday News 4 July 2010 Sunday News Reporter GOVERNMENT is deliberating on a policy that is aimed at luring Science, Mathematics and English teachers after it emerged that most schools in the country are now enlisting the services of unqualified teachers owing to the critical shortage of skilled personnel in these areas, a cabinet minister […]

Sunday News 4 July 2010 By Vincent Gono ABOUT 110 000 out of a total of 338 000 students failed to register for the Ordinary and Advanced levels November examinations and the possibility of the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) allowing them to sit for examinations without paying is very slim as Government owes the […]

Sydney Morning Herald By Gideon Haigh July 4, 2010 John Howard, a political manipulator, fell foul of cricket’s political manipulations. India’s cricket board is auditing the hotel and limousine receipts of its cleverest young administrator. Australia is about to play a Test series against Pakistan in England. Zimbabwe has a sports minister from the Movement […]

The Age By Jesse Hogan and Matt Wade July 2, 2010 THE just-retired president of the International Cricket Council has lamented its rejection of John Howard as his successor, predicting it will trigger the scrapping of the board’s rotational leadership policy. Just over a month ago, Welshman David Morgan and the man who has now […]

The Telegraph By Nick Hoult 2 July 2010 The MCC will send a fact-finding delegation to Zimbabwe with a view to reopening cricketing links following an appeal by Andy Flower, the England coach. Flower addressed the MCC’s world cricket committee on Thursday, in the first of a two-day meeting at Lord’s, and updated them about […]

Newsday By Staff Writer 2  July 2010 2010 Harare Children’s Home cannot pay school fees or staff this month. This was revealed by the treasurer Adrian Watson at the home’s 90th annual general meeting recently. Food costs $3 000 a month for the 90 children, schooling a further $2 000 and $4 000 in salaries […]