Monthly Archives: September 2013

The Financial Gazette By Financial Gazette Reporter 5 September 2013 BULAWAYO — Minority groups in Matabeleland have intensified programmes aimed at promoting their previously marginalised languages in the wake of the adoption of the new Constitution of Zimbabwe in June this year. The new supreme law, which repealed the Lancaster House charter, accords official status […]

Southern Eye By Divine Dube 3 September 2013 CIVIC groups have warned that the incoming government might not have the political will to promote and advance minority languages as enshrined in the new Constitution. Zimbabwe Indigenous Languages Promotion Association (Zilpa), an independent association that promotes ethnic languages rights, has been clamouring for the recognition of […]

Southern Eye By Southern Eye Reporter 3 September 2013 PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is this week expected to announce his new Cabinet and it is almost certain that he would appoint a new Education, Sport, Arts and Culture minister. Mugabe has described his outgoing Cabinet as the worst he has presided over since the country’s independence […]

News Day By Nduduzo Tshuma 2 September 2013 OUTGOING Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart has urged the new Zanu PF government to retain the Education Transition Fund (ETF), which he said was instrumental in reviving the country’s education sector. President Robert Mugabe is expected to announce a new Cabinet this week […]

News Day Guest Column with David Coltart 2 September 2013 August 28 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech. He has always been one of my heroes and I have taken great inspiration from his speeches for many decades. While rereading his “I have a dream” speech, it […]