Coltart: US meeting key to education revival
New Zimbabwe By New Zimbabwe Reporter 21 May 2013 EDUCATION Minister Senator David Coltart has said the country is pinning its hopes for the complete revival of the education sector on Wednesday’s Global Partners For Education meeting on the whether to grant Zimbabwe appeal for US$23 million. Early this year, Zimbabwe appealed for the cash
EU Avails $17 Million to Revamp Zimbabwe Education
VOA By Irwin Chifera 21 May 2013 HARARE — The Global Partnership for Education, a multilateral partnership devoted to ensuring more children enroll in schools the world over, will Wednesday decide on Zimbabwe’s $23 million application for teacher-retraining as the country continues to revamp the education sector which suffered greatly at the height of the country’s economic and political problems.
Zim Party Wants Elections After WTO Meeting In August
Bernama By Bernama Reporter 21 May 2013 The MDC, led by Industry Minister Professor Welshman Ncube, says Zimbabwe’s political parties should agree to hold the general election after the country hosts the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) general assembly in August. In a statement issued here Monday, the MDC secretary for legal affairs, David
Statement regarding the voter registration exercise and the timing of the general election
The Herald today has an article entitled “voter registration ends amid concernsâ€. In it there are two interesting statements: firstly it states that “a new 30 day voter registration exercise has already been planned forâ€, and secondly, it states that “for the harmonised elections expected next month ZEC requires US $106 millionâ€. From these statements
Peace Poster contest opens
The Chronicle By Lungelo Ndhlovu 20 May 2013 PUPILS in primary and secondary schools in and around Bulawayo are set to battle it out in the 26th Annual Lions International Peace Poster Competition scheduled for later this year. The Peace Poster contest, seeks to develop the learning of visual arts in schools. Pupils aged between 11,
Zim Boxing Act shuts doors for women
The Standard By Albert Marufu 20 May 2013 Paul Nenjerama, the president of the Zimbabwe National Boxing and Wrestling Board of Control (ZNBWBC) has revealed that the current boxing Act needs to be amended to make it gender sensitive. Nenjerama, whose board replaced the one headed by Richard Hondo in February, said the current ZNBWBC
New constitution binds ZEC to another 30-day voter registration exercise
SW Radio Africa By Nomalanga Moyo 20 May 2013 The mobile voter registration exercise ended Sunday amid an outcry from all corners of the country that the exercise was poorly conducted and dismally failed to meet demand. The just-ended 20-day programme, which was controversial from the start, ran from April 29th until May 19th with
Zimbabwe needs 21 000 teachers
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
Eaglesvale hosts 2013 hockey festival
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
War vets probed for allegedly forcing pupils to watch exhumations
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