Monthly Archives: May 2013

News Day By Fortune Mbele 26 May 2013 THE government is expected to spend $42 million upgrading sports facilities in Bulawayo following Tuesday’s Cabinet approval for the City of Kings to host the Africa Zone VI 2014 Games next December. Through Education, Sport, Arts and Culture minister David Coltart the Zimbabwean government signed a protocol […]

New Zimbabwe By New Zimbabwe Reporter 26 May 2013 EDUCATION Minister David Coltart has dismissed as baseless allegations money contributed by donors to the Education Transition Fund (ETF) was being used to fund his MDC party’s projects. Funded by donors such as the European Union the ETF was aimed aimed at helping revive an education […]

The Independent By Pedzisayi Ruhanya 24 May 2013 One of the most important characteristics of any group that is developing towards dominance is its struggle to assimilate and conquer ideologically the traditional intellectuals, but as this assimilation and conquest is made quicker and effectively, the more the group succeeds in simultaneously elaborating its own organic […]

News Day By Obey Manayiti 24 May 2013 The United States Global Partnership for Education board has granted $23,6 million for teacher retraining in Zimbabwe. According to the Global Partnership for Education Grants, $439 million was disbursed to enhance the quality of education for children in 12 low income countries, including Zimbabwe. “The Global Partnership […]

The Zimbabwean By Thabani Dube 24 May 2013 The National University of Science and Technology, which presently accommodates 32 students, will soon house 4, 000 students following government’s approval to invest $42 million in sporting and residence infrastructural development, to host the Zone VI, 2014 Under 20 youth games in Bulawayo. “The games provide a […]

PRESS STATEMENT   BULAWAYO CHOSEN AS HOST CITY FOR SUPREME COUNCIL FOR SPORT IN AFRICA ZONE VI 2014 UNDER 20 GAMES : DECEMBER 2014 The Zimbabwean Government through the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, in November 2012 signed a Protocol Agreement to host the Supreme Council of Sport in Africa (SCSA) ZONE VI […]

New Zimbabwe By New Zimbabwe Reporter 23 May 2013 UNIONS have dismissed as a dud a move by the Education Ministry to promote to substantive heads some 5,000 teachers who have been acting school heads around the country, in some cases for up to 12 years. Education Minister David Coltart confirmed the development saying: “We […]

News Day By Dumisani Sibanda 23 May 2013 CONSTITUTIONAL experts yesterday hailed the adoption of a new constitution, but warned that the document could be rendered a paper tiger in the absence of a culture of constitutionalism. President Robert Mugabe yesterday signed the constitution into law at a historic ceremony held at State House in […]

23 May 2013 I am absolutely delighted to announce that in Washington today the Global Partnership for Education Board met and decided to grant Zimbabwe the sum of US$23,6 million for teacher retraining, professional development and performance, as well as capacity building for strategic planning, budgeting and monitoring of results. This is a culmination of several […]

The Herald By Tonderai Rutsito 23 May 2013 European-based non-profit-making organisation Worldreader recently donated 50 tablets to King George School VI for the Physically Challenged in Bulawayo. The tablets are of the Amazon Kindle fire variety, which have a capacity to carry 3 000 books and they came preloaded with hundreds of both local and […]