Monthly Archives: May 2013

News Day By Pamela Mhlanga 18 May 2013 ZIMBABWE faces a shortage of more than 21 000 teachers, as the country continues to suffer the effects of an economic downturn that saw educators quit their profession for greener pastures, a government official has said. The Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture permanent secretary Constance […]

The Herald By Zecheaus Nemadire 18 May 2013 EAGLESVALE Senior School is hosting over 25 schools for the three-day Mark Manolios Hockey Festival which kicked off yesterday and runs until tomorrow. The festival features Under-19 boys’ teams from all over the country. Schools from as far as Chiredzi, Bulawayo and Mutare will take part in this year’s […]

News Day By Veneranda Langa 18 May 2013 THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Education, Arts, Sport and Culture says it is investigating reports that war veterans in Rusape recently force-marched pupils from the surrounding community to watch as they exhumed human remains at Magamba Heroes Acre. Acting committee chairman David Chimhini yesterday confirmed that his […]

News Day By News Day Reporter 17 May 2013 THE Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart has expressed his disappointment at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)’s putting on ice its tour of Zimbabwe in July saying the consequences will be disastrous. Coltart posted on his Twitter account yesterday […]

The Herald The Herald Reporter 16 May 2013 THE Premier Soccer League have dug into the charges being levelled against Harare City chairman Leslie Gwindi who is being charged for allegedly bringing the game into disrepute by publicly attacking both the association and the top-flight body. Gwindi has been summoned to appear before a Zifa disciplinary […]

The Financial Gazette Financial Gazette Reporter 16 May 2013 PEARSON International, the world’s leading publishing company, is contemplating selling its local unit Longman Zimbabwe to a local distributor, The Financial Gazette’s Companies & Markets (C&M) has established. The development comes as the United Kingdom headquartered company sought to comply with the country’s Indigenisation and Empowerment […]

News Day By Tinashe Sibanda 16 May 2013 DEPUTY Minister of Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development Jessie Fungai Majome on Tuesday evening commended members of the Zimbabwe Association of Female Photographers (ZAFP) for launching their first ever exhibition — Shutter Opener — in Newlands, Harare. The minister was the guest of honour at the […]

The Herald By Zecheaus Nemadire 16 May 2013 AS preparations for the 55th International Exhibition of Art (La Biennsle di Venezia) to be held in Venice next month hot up, Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart has pledged to support visual artists. The minister acknowledged the importance of visual art in Zimbabwe saying it […]

The Chronicle By Lorraine Phiri 16 May 2013 THE country’s literacy rate is under threat because of the low culture of reading among pupils, the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, David Coltart, said yesterday. Speaking during the official launch of World Readers E-Readers at King George VI School and Centre in Bulawayo, Minister Coltart […]

The Zimbabwean By Thabani Dube 15 May 2013 The government has shot down a request by the Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council to increase Ordinary Level examination fees by a dollar. “ZIMSEC wanted to increase examination fees for O-Level from $12 to $13 per subject in a bid to boost its revenue income. Cabinet was not […]